Leola, Pennsylvania

Leola, Pennsylvania
Leola is located in Pennsylvania
Leola
Leola
Leola is located in the United States
Leola
Leola
Coordinates: 40°05′16″N 76°11′06″W / 40.08778°N 76.18500°W / 40.08778; -76.18500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipsUpper Leacock, West Earl
Area
 • Total6.02 sq mi (15.58 km2)
 • Land6.01 sq mi (15.56 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Population
 • Total7,465
 • Density1,242.51/sq mi (479.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17540
Area code717
FIPS code42-42776
GNIS feature ID2390047[3]

Leola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the unincorporated communities of Leola, Leacock, and Bareville, and prior to 2010 was known as the Leacock-Leola-Bareville census-designated place. Originally named "Mechanicsburg", its present name is a portmanteau of "Leacock" and the "Glenola" train station that once served the town. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 7,214.[4]

  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. ^ "Leola Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Leola CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.