Lampeter, Pennsylvania

Lampeter, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Lampeter is located in Pennsylvania
Lampeter
Lampeter
Location in Pennsylvania
Lampeter is located in the United States
Lampeter
Lampeter
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°59′24″N 76°14′23″W / 39.99000°N 76.23972°W / 39.99000; -76.23972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipWest Lampeter
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2)
 • Land1.72 sq mi (4.44 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
407 ft (124 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
1,737
 • Density1,012.83/sq mi (390.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17537
Area code717
FIPS code42-41192
GNIS feature ID1203977[3]

Lampeter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, 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]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lampeter, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Lampeter CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. p. 180.