Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17562. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census.
Paradise, like Intercourse, is a popular site in Pennsylvania Dutch Country for tourists who like the name of the town; they are together often named in lists of “delightfully named towns” in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Blue Ball, Lititz, Bareville, Fertility, Bird-in-Hand and Mount Joy. It was the setting of the 1994 comedy film Trapped in Paradise.
| Name: | Paradise CDP |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 57 |
| LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| County: | Lancaster County |
| Elevation: | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Total Area: | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km²) |
| Land Area: | 1.16 sq mi (3.02 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²) |
| Total Population: | 1,305 |
| Population Density: | 1,121.13/sq mi (432.78/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 17562 |
| Area code: | 717 |
| FIPS code: | 4257840 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 1183274 |
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Geography
Paradise is located in eastern Lancaster County at 40°0′34″N 76°7′29″W / 40.00944°N 76.12472°W / 40.00944; -76.12472 (40.009469, -76.124781), in the northern part of Paradise Township. Its northern border is Pequea Creek, across which is Soudersburg in Leacock and East Lampeter townships.
U.S. Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway) passes through the center of Paradise, leading west-northwest 9 miles (14 km) to Lancaster, the county seat, and east 16 miles (26 km) to Coatesville. Philadelphia is 60 miles (97 km) east of Paradise.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 1.50%, are water. Via the west-flowing Pequea Creek, Paradise is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.
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