| Brownstown, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Brownstown |
| 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 Earl |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.44 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3081 |
| Population Density Km2: | 478.50 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 340 |
| Coordinates: | 40.1236°N -76.2139°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 17508 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-09416 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1170414 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.49 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1239.34 |
Brownstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,816.[2]
Brownstown is in central Lancaster County, in the western section of West Earl Township. It is 5miles southwest of Ephrata and 9miles northeast of Lancaster, the county seat.
The main route through Brownstown is Pennsylvania Route 772 (South State Street), which leads northwest 6miles to Lititz and southeast 3miles to Leola. U.S. Route 222, a four-lane expressway, runs just to the west of the center of town, with access via an interchange with PA 772. US 222 leads northeast to Reading and southwest to Lancaster. Route 272 runs parallel to and northwest of Route 222. The intersection of routes 772 and 272 is currently one of the most heavily traveled areas in Lancaster County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brownstown CDP has a total area of 6.6sqkm, of which 0.1sqkm, or 1.92%, are water.[3] The Conestoga River forms the southern boundary of the community, and Cocalico Creek forms the western boundary (and of West Earl Township), joining the Conestoga southwest of the center of town. It is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.