Pennsylvania Well Records field records · 2026 survey

Pennsylvania Well Records › Lancaster County

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: well depth, yield & drilling cost

✓ 31,290 PaGWIS records · verified 2026-08-19

200 ftmedian well depth
120 ft–300 fttypical depth range
10 gpmmedian yield (17,050 tests)

How deep are wells in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania?

The median drilled well depth in Lancaster County is 200 ft, based on 21,567 wells with recorded depths in the state PaGWIS database. Half of all wells fall between 120 ft and 300 ft; 90% are shallower than 440 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of —.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Lancaster County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 200 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $5,000–$13,000; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $12,000–$20,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

Get quotes from drillers active in Lancaster County

Free for property owners. We route your request only to licensed drillers who actually file well logs in Lancaster County — never sold elsewhere.

What is the static water level in Lancaster County?

Few static water level measurements are recorded for this county.

How much water do wells in Lancaster County produce?

The median tested yield is 10 gpm (middle half: 4 gpm–26 gpm), from 17,050 pump tests. A typical household needs 5–10 gpm.

Pull every recorded well near a Lancaster County address — $29

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 1,954 50–100 ft 2,000 100–150 ft 3,184 150–200 ft 2,714 200–300 ft 4,743 300–400 ft 3,369 400–600 ft 2,966 600+ ft 637
Looking at a specific property in Lancaster County?

See every recorded well near any address — depths, water levels, yields, original driller's logs — in a one-time report.

Free lookup Property report — $29

Well records by ZIP code in Lancaster County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Method: medians computed from PaGWIS records (PaGWIS water wells; wells recorded solely as monitoring, observation, geothermal, injection or oil-and-gas holes are excluded, as are the few records the state labels a tunnel, drain, sinkhole or pond; depths 0-5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.