Salunga, Pennsylvania

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Salunga, Pennsylvania
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Salunga
Coordinates: 40°05′58″N76°25′34″W / 40.09944°N 76.42611°W / 40.09944; -76.42611
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lancaster
Townships West Hempfield, East Hempfield
Area
[1]
  Total1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
  Land1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
411 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total2,695
  Density1,498/sq mi (578.4/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17538 (Landisville)
FIPS code 42-67656
GNIS feature ID1186888

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 8 miles (13 km) to Lancaster, the county seat, and northwest 30 miles (48 km) to Harrisburg, the state capital.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Salunga CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which 0.3 acres (1,352 m2), or 0.03%, are water. [1] Chiques Creek flows past the northwestern side of the community, running southwest to the Susquehanna River.

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References

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