Jacobus (/dʒɑːkoʊbʌs/) is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[3] The borough is about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of downtown York City.

The most notable of all of these is Richard M. Nixon County Park; a 187-acre wildlife park just a 5 minute drive on Valley Road and Nixon Drive from Goodwill Fire Company #1 of Jacobus.

First opened in 1978 and then expanded in 1992, the 14,000 square foot Nature Center/museum houses displays of past and present wildlife of York County, various Native American artifacts, mounts of wildlife from all over the world, among other attractions.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the borough was 99.42% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races.

None of the families and 1.3% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no one under eighteen and 1.7% of those over 64.