Landisville, Pennsylvania

Landisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,893.[2] The community was once part of the Salunga-Landisville CDP, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census, the other being Salunga.

Landisville, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Landisville
Landisville
Coordinates:
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipEast Hempfield
Area
 • Total1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)
 • Land1.28 sq mi (3.31 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
410 ft (120 m)
Population
 • Total1,893
 • Density1,483/sq mi (572.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17538
Area code(s)717 and 223
FIPS code42-41304
GNIS feature ID1178856

Geography

Landisville is located along Old Harrisburg Pike, 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Lancaster, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 283, a four-lane expressway, forms the northern edge of the community, with access from Pennsylvania Route 722, 2 miles (3 km) southeast of town, and from Spooky Nook Road, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of town, on the northern edge of Salunga. PA 283 leads southeast to Lancaster and northwest 32 miles (51 km) to Harrisburg, the state capital.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Landisville CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.31%, are water.[1] The community drains east to Swarr Run, a southeast-flowing tributary of Little Conestoga Creek and part of the Conestoga River watershed flowing to the Susquehanna River.

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Landisville CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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