East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania

East Hempfield Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
A farm in East Hempfield Township
A farm in East Hempfield Township
Official seal of East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Map of Lancaster County highlighting East Hempfield Township
Map of Lancaster County highlighting East Hempfield Township
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLancaster
Settled1717
Incorporated1818
Area
 • Total21.16 sq mi (54.81 km2)
 • Land21.07 sq mi (54.57 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Population
 • Total26,350 Increase
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
26,475
 • Density1,156.54/sq mi (446.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code717
FIPS code42-071-21232
Websitewww.easthempfield.org

East Hempfield Township is a township in west-central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 26,350.[2]

East Hempfield is one of the six immediate suburbs of the city of Lancaster, all sharing the same official designation as Lancaster, Pennsylvania by the United States Postal Service.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 9, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Lancaster's suburbs. Penn State Press. ISBN 9780271045238. Retrieved March 18, 2008 – via Google.