Rothsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,044 at the 2010 census. Lititz is the town for residents’ mailing addresses.
Name: | Rothsville CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Lancaster County |
Elevation: | 490 ft (150 m) |
Total Area: | 2.48 sq mi (6.43 km²) |
Land Area: | 2.46 sq mi (6.38 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²) |
Total Population: | 3,044 |
Population Density: | 1,235/sq mi (476.9/km²) |
ZIP code: | 17543 (Lititz) |
Area code: | 717 |
FIPS code: | 4266392 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1185510 |
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History
Rothsville was founded in 1790 by Philip Roth, an early settler and tavern keeper.
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Geography
Rothsville is located in northern Lancaster County, in the eastern part of Warwick Township. Pennsylvania Route 772 is the community’s Main Street; the highway leads west 3 miles (5 km) to Lititz and southeast 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to U.S. Route 222 in Brownstown. Lancaster, the county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of Rothsville, and Ephrata is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 0.67%, are water. Cocalico Creek and its tributary Hammer Creek form the northeastern boundary of Rothsville (as well as the border with Ephrata Township), and Lititz Run forms the southwestern boundary. Cocalico Creek and Lititz Run are tributaries of the Conestoga River, which flows southwest to the Susquehanna.
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