Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Georgetown, Pennsylvania
Georgetown is located in Pennsylvania
Georgetown
Georgetown
Location in Pennsylvania
Georgetown is located in the United States
Georgetown
Georgetown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°56′15″N 76°05′00″W / 39.93750°N 76.08333°W / 39.93750; -76.08333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipBart
Area
 • Total4.08 sq mi (10.57 km2)
 • Land4.08 sq mi (10.55 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
678 ft (207 m)
Population
 • Total1,058
 • Density259.63/sq mi (100.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
17503 (Bart)
17509 (Christiana)
17562 (Paradise)
17566 (Quarryville)
Area code717
FIPS code42-28828
GNIS feature ID1175542

Georgetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,022.[3] Georgetown has a post office for P.O. boxes that is called Bart and has the ZIP code of 17503. Otherwise, the CDP is divided into three ZIP code areas for more distant communities.

Half of the small community of Nickel Mines, the site of the West Nickel Mines School shooting, is within the Georgetown CDP. The alleged shooter, Charles Carl Roberts IV, was a resident of Georgetown, where he lived with his wife and children.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Georgetown CDP (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Birch, Douglas (2006-10-04). "Family man who killed little girls". The Age. Retrieved 2006-10-04.