Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Center Square at High and Market streets in 2013
Center Square at High and Market streets in 2013
Nickname: 
"E-Town"[1]
Location of Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania (right)
Elizabethtown is located in Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown
Location in Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown is located in the United States
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°9′12″N 76°36′2″W / 40.15333°N 76.60056°W / 40.15333; -76.60056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
Settled1753
Government
 • MayorChuck Mummert (R)
Area
[2]
 • Total2.67 sq mi (6.90 km2)
 • Land2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total11,639
 • Density4,388.76/sq mi (1,694.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17022
Area codes717 and 223
Websitewww.etownonline.com

Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Betzischteddel) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough was 11,639. Elizabethtown is commonly referred to in south-central Pennsylvania as E-Town.[1] This nickname is also used for the local college and high school.

  1. ^ a b "E-Town: Elizabethtown Borough - Pennsylvania". Borough of Elizabethtown. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).