Witmer, Pennsylvania
Witmer, Pennsylvania | |
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  Witmer Location in Pennsylvania  Witmer Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°02′53″N76°12′41″W/ 40.04806°N 76.21139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | East Lampeter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 492 |
| • Density | 396/sq mi (152.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17585 |
| Area code | 717 |
| FIPS code | 42-85968 |
| GNISfeature ID | 1191637[3] |
Witmeris anunincorporated communityandcensus-designated place(CDP) inEast Lampeter Township,Lancaster County,Pennsylvania,United States. As of the2010 census,the population was 492.[2]
Geography
[edit]Witmer is in central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of East Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the south bySmoketownand to the northeast byUpper Leacock Township.It is 0.6 miles (1.0 km) north ofPennsylvania Route 340and 6 miles (10 km) east ofLancaster,thecounty seat.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau,the Witmer CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2), of which 0.9 acres (3,811 m2), or 0.12%, are water.[1]The community drains west to Stauffer Run and east toMill Creek,both tributaries of theConestoga River,flowing southwest to theSusquehanna.
References
[edit]- ^ab"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedOctober 5,2020.
- ^ab"Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Witmer CDP, Pennsylvania".data.census.gov.U.S. Census Bureau.RetrievedOctober 5,2020.
- ^"Witmer".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.
