<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000108985 <NAME> YORK WATER COMPANY <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 77,072,025 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 424,922 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,681,934 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 6,884,804 <OTHER-ASSETS> 3,429,336 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 90,493,021 <COMMON> 6,392,254 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 13,658,639 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,788,022 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 21,838,915 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 32,000,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 4,195,000 <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> 32,459,106 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 90,493,021 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 3,674,399 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 270,468 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,215,268 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,485,736 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,188,663 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 49,010 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,237,673 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 719,999 <NET-INCOME> 517,674 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 517,674 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 573,634 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 85,813 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 1,045,296 <EPS-PRIMARY> .81 <EPS-DILUTED> .81