Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Betzischteddel) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough was 11,639. Elizabethtown is commonly referred to in south-central Pennsylvania as "E-Town." This nickname is also used for the local college and high school.
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania | |
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Center Square at High and Market streets in 2013 | |
| Nickname: "E-Town" | |
Location of Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
Elizabethtown Location in Pennsylvania Elizabethtown Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°9′12″N 76°36′2″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Settled | 1753 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chuck Mummert (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.67 sq mi (6.90 km2) |
| • Land | 2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 11,639 |
| • Density | 4,388.76/sq mi (1,694.29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17022 |
| Area codes | 717 and 223 |
| Website | www |
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