Soudersburg, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Soudersburg |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lancaster |
Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
Subdivision Name3: | East Lampeter, Leacock |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.99 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.95 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 540 |
Population Density Km2: | 182.9 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 376 |
Coordinates: | 40.015°N -76.1547°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 17572 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-71848 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1188004 |
Soudersburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter and Leacock townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 540.[2]
Soudersburg is in eastern Lancaster County, in the eastern corner of East Lampeter Township and the southwestern corner of Leacock Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Ronks, to the northeast by Gordonville, and to the southeast by Paradise. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, passes through Soudersburg, leading west 8miles to Lancaster, the county seat, and east to Coatesville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Soudersburg CDP has a total area of 3sqkm, of which 0.04sqkm, or 1.21%, are water.[1] Pequea Creek forms the southern boundary of the CDP and the border with Paradise Township. The creek is a southwest-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River.