| Bowmansville, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bowmansville |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brecknock |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1820 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.56 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.53 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2989 |
| Population Density Km2: | 540.80 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 434 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1967°N -76.0175°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17507 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-07896 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1170075 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.15 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1400.66 |
Bowmansville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Bowmansville is home to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Bowmansville Service Plaza. The population was 2,077 as of the 2010 census.[2]
Bowmansville was named for Samuel Bowman, an early settler.[3]
The Bowmansville Roller Mill and John B. Good House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bowmansville is in northeastern Lancaster County, near the center of Brecknock Township. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) passes through the community, but with no direct access. The closest access is at Exit 286 (Reading, 4miles to the west near Swartzville. The Morgantown interchange (Exit 293) is 10miles to the east. Pennsylvania Route 625 (Reading Road) passes through the center of Bowmansville, leading north to Reading and south 7miles to East Earl. Lancaster, the county seat, is to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bowmansville CDP has a total area of 4.9sqkm, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.57%, are water.[4] The community is drained by Muddy Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Conestoga River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.