Tree removal in West York, PA

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged 3 storm reports near West York that mention trees, limbs or branches. The latest are dated July 8, 2025; June 9, 2021; and September 5, 2017. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 81 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 1,880 households live in West York. About a quarter of the homes are detached houses and about half the occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1940. With that many rentals, a tree at a rented home usually goes to the landlord or property manager first; the lease generally says who arranges and pays for tree work.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 3 miles from West York, averages 120 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 37 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists 6 electric utilities with service territory in York County, among them FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and PECO Energy Co; the county page names the other 4.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024