York is a city in Sumter County, Alabama, United States.

With the discovery that another community in Alabama bore that name, the "Station" was dropped and York was formally incorporated on April 6, 1881.

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,414 people, 962 households, and 474 families residing in the city.

At the 2010 census there were 2,538 people in 1,023 households, including 611 families, in the city.

There were 1,228 housing units at an average density of 173.0 per square mile (66.8/km2).

At the 2000 census there were 2,854 people in 1,046 households, including 689 families, in the city.

There were 1,209 housing units at an average density of 170.8 per square mile (65.9/km2).

York is home to the Coleman Center for Arts and Culture.

In 2013, artist Matthew Mazzotta created Open House on a neglected property in the center of York.

[11] Sumter Academy, a private school, was in an unincorporated area near York.