Salunga, Pennsylvania Explained

Salunga, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Salunga
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lancaster
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:West Hempfield, East Hempfield
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:4.66
Area Land Km2:4.66
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2695
Population Density Km2:578.4
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Elevation Ft:411
Coordinates:40.0994°N -76.4261°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:17538 (Landisville)
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-67656
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1186888

Salunga is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Hempfield and East Hempfield townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,695.[2] The community was once part of the Salunga-Landisville CDP, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census, the other being Landisville.

Geography

Salunga is in northwestern Lancaster County, in the northeastern part of West Hempfield Township and the western part of East Hempfield Township. It is bordered to the east by Landisville. Pennsylvania Route 283, a four-lane freeway, forms the northeastern edge of the CDP, with access from an interchange with Spooky Nook Road. PA 283 leads southeast 8miles to Lancaster, the county seat, and northwest to Harrisburg, the state capital.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Salunga CDP has a total area of 4.7sqkm, of which 1352order=flipNaNorder=flip, or 0.03%, are water.[1] Chiques Creek flows past the northwestern side of the community, running southwest to the Susquehanna River.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania. United States Census Bureau. October 2, 2020.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Salunga CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. October 2, 2020.