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. It is a suburb of Lancaster and has a ZIP code of 17537. The community was named after Lampeter, in Wales.
| Name: | Lampeter CDP |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 57 |
| LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Lancaster County |
| Elevation: | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Total Area: | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km²) |
| Land Area: | 1.72 sq mi (4.44 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
| Total Population: | 1,737 |
| Population Density: | 1,012.83/sq mi (390.98/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 17537 |
| Area code: | 717 |
| FIPS code: | 4241192 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 1203977 |
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Geography
Lampeter is in central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the west by the Willow Street CDP. Lampeter is 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the center of Lancaster, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 741 passes through the center of the community, leading east 3 miles (5 km) to Strasburg. U.S. Route 222 forms the western edge of Lampeter, separating it from Willow Street; US 222 leads north into the center of Lancaster and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Quarryville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lampeter CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km), of which 0.9 acres (3,600 m), or 0.08%, are water. The community drains north via Big Spring Run to Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River, and south via unnamed streams to Pequea Creek. Both the Conestoga River and Pequea Creek are tributaries of the Susquehanna River.
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