Adams Tax Collection District
40 municipalities, every PSD code beginning 01, collected by York Adams Tax Bureau.
- Municipalities
- 40
- Resident rates
- 1.5% – 1.7%
- PSD prefix
- 01
Rates and PSD codes in Adams
The resident rate is what you owe where you live. The non-resident rate is what a municipality charges someone who works there and lives elsewhere in Pennsylvania — 1 of these 40 charge non-residents nothing.
| Municipality and school district | PSD code | Resident | Non-resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbottstown Borough | 010201 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Arendtsville Borough | 010601 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Bendersville Borough | 010602 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Berwick Township | 010202 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Biglerville Borough | 010603 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Bonneauville Borough - Conewago Valley School District (Adams) | 010203 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Bonneauville Borough - Littlestown Area School District (Adams) | 010501 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Butler Township - Upper Adams School District (Adams) | 010604 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Carroll Valley Borough | 010301 | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| Conewago Township - Conewago Valley School District (Adams) | 010204 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Cumberland Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) | 010401 | 1.7% | 1% |
| East Berlin Borough | 010101 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Fairfield Borough | 010302 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Franklin Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) | 010402 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Freedom Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) | 010403 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Germany Township | 010502 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Gettysburg Borough | 010404 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Hamilton Township - Bermudian Springs School District (Adams) | 010102 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Hamilton Township - Conewago Valley School District (Adams) | 010205 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Hamiltonban Township | 010303 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Highland Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) | 010405 | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Huntington Township - Bermudian Springs School District (Adams) | 010103 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Latimore Township | 010104 | 1.7% | None |
| Liberty Township - Fairfield Area School District (Adams) | 010304 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Littlestown Borough | 010503 | 1.6% | 1% |
| McSherrystown Borough | 010206 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Menallen Township - Upper Adams School District (Adams) | 010605 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Mt Joy Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) | 010406 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Mt Joy Township - Littlestown Area School District (Adams) | 010504 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Mt Pleasant Township - Conewago Valley School District (Adams) | 010207 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Mt Pleasant Township - Littlestown Area School District (Adams) | 010505 | 1.6% | 1% |
| New Oxford Borough | 010208 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Oxford Township | 010209 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Reading Township | 010105 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Straban Township - Conewago Valley School District (Adams) | 010210 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Straban Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) | 010407 | 1.7% | 1% |
| Tyrone Township - Conewago Valley School District (Adams) | 010211 | 1.5% | 1% |
| Tyrone Township - Upper Adams School District (Adams) | 010606 | 1.6% | 1% |
| Union Township - Littlestown Area School District (Adams) | 010506 | 1.6% | 1% |
| York Springs Borough | 010106 | 1.7% | 1% |
Where a municipality appears more than once, a school district boundary runs through it and each pair has its own code and rate. Residents here file with York Adams Tax Bureau, not with their township.
Adams: common questions
What is the local tax rate in Adams?
It depends on the municipality and school district you live in: rates across the 40 municipalities in the Adams Tax Collection District run from 1.5% to 1.7% for 2026. Cumberland Township - Gettysburg Area School District (Adams) is the highest at 1.7%. The table above lists every one with its PSD code.
Who collects local earned income tax in Adams?
York Adams Tax Bureau. Act 32 appoints one collector for each Tax Collection District, so residents of all 40 municipalities here file and pay through York Adams Tax Bureau rather than with their own township or borough. Their site is www.yatb.com.
Rates from the PA DCED — EIT/PIT/LST Tax Registers (Official), reporting year 2026, official rates as of June 15, 2026, read 2026-08-17. District and collector from the PA DCED - Act 32 Local Income Tax Collectors by Tax Collection District, read 2026-09-12. The local services tax is a flat annual charge rather than a rate and is not included.