| Lampeter, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Lampeter |
| 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: | West Lampeter |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.45 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1737 |
| Population Density Km2: | 390.98 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 407 |
| Coordinates: | 39.99°N -76.2397°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17537 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-41192 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1203977[3] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.72 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.72 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1012.83 |
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.[4] It is a suburb of Lancaster and has a ZIP code of 17537. The community was named after Lampeter, in Wales.[5]
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 5miles southeast of the center of Lancaster, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 741 passes through the center of the community, leading east 3miles 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 9miles to Quarryville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lampeter CDP has a total area of 4.4sqkm, of which 3600order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.08%, are water.[6] 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.
Lampeter Village is in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District. It is one of the smallest neighborhoods in Lampeter, with its main road being Lampeter Road.
Pioneer Woods is an apartment neighborhood located off Lampeter Road. Pioneer Woods is divided into two different sections. It has 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments, townhouses, and an office.
Applecroft is a middle class neighborhood in Lampeter off Lampeter Road.
Candlestick is a middle class neighborhood in Lampeter off Village Road. The "Busted Bean Cafe" is located at the entrance of this neighborhood. The cafe opened in the spring of 2012.
Hunter's Ridge is located in a rural area. It is an upper-middle-class neighborhood far off from Lampeter Road.
One of the Lampeter Fire Department[7] is located at 851 Village Road Lampeter, Pa
The Lampeter Fire Station is and has been an all-volunteer fire company for over 108 years. Each year for three days in September, The Lampeter Fair is held on the grounds behind the Lampeter Fire Co., giving local residents a chance to exhibit animals, produce, and artwork. It is a fundraiser for the fire company and brings the larger community together.