<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000108985 <NAME> YORK WATER COMPANY <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 74,587,453 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 427,827 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,662,784 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 7,152,634 <OTHER-ASSETS> 3,323,942 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 88,154,280 <COMMON> 6,334,977 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 13,345,155 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,809,699 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 21,489,831 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 32,000,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,128,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 32,536,449 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 88,154,280 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 7,532,321 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 629,908 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 4,491,025 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 5,120,933 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 2,411,388 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 89,899 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 2,501,287 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,365,377 <NET-INCOME> 1,135,910 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,135,910 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,135,136 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 198,500 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 1,483,526 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.80 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.80