Lampeter, Pennsylvania
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Lampeter, Pennsylvania | |
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  Lampeter Location in Pennsylvania  Lampeter Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′24″N 76°14′23″W / 39.99000°N 76.23972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | West Lampeter |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2) |
| • Land | 1.71 sq mi (4.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,737 |
| • Density | 1,012.6/sq mi (390.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17537 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-41192 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1203977[3] |
Lampeter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,669.[4] It is a suburb of Lancaster and has a ZIP code of 17537. The community was named after Lampeter, in Wales.[5]
Lampeter is in central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the west by the Willow Street CDP. Lampeter is 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the center of Lancaster, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 741 passes through the center of the community, leading east 3 miles (5 km) to Strasburg. U.S. Route 222 forms the western edge of Lampeter, separating it from Willow Street; US 222 leads north into the center of Lancaster and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Quarryville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lampeter CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which 0.9 acres (3,600 m2), or 0.08%, are water.[6] The community drains north via Big Spring Run to Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River, and south via unnamed streams to Pequea Creek. Both the Conestoga River and Pequea Creek are tributaries of the Susquehanna River.
