Shrewsbury is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.

In 1797, Baltzer (Balthaser) Faust began to develop the village by laying out lots on both sides of Joppa Road (later the York-Baltimore Turnpike and now Main Street).

On August 9, 1834, the Borough of Shrewsbury was incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all land.

There were one thousand three hundred and sixty-seven housing units at an average density of 775.5 per square mile (299.4/km2).

26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.