East Earl, Pennsylvania Explained

East Earl, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:East Earl
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lancaster
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:East Earl
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.44
Area Land Km2:2.44
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1113
Population Density Km2:457.00
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:512
Coordinates:40.11°N -76.0325°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:17519
Area Code:717
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-21064
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1173799
Area Total Sq Mi:0.94
Area Land Sq Mi:0.94
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:1184.04

East Earl is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,144.[3]

Geography

East Earl is in northeastern Lancaster County, in the south-central part of East Earl Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Blue Ball. U.S. Route 322 (Division Highway) passes through East Earl, leading northwest 9miles to Ephrata and southeast to Downingtown. Pennsylvania Route 897 (Springville Road) leads south to Gap and north 10miles to Swartzville. Lancaster, the county seat, is to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the East Earl CDP has a total area of 2.4sqkm, of which 6524order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.27%, are water.[4] The community drains northeast and northwest to the Conestoga River and southwest to Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga.

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), East Earl CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. September 22, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania. United States Census Bureau. September 22, 2020.