Ephrata

Also known as Ephrata, PA, Ephrata, Pennsylvania

borough in northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lancaster
Incorporated: August 22, 1891
Named after: Ephrath
Mayor: Thomas G. Reinhold
Total: 3.46 sq mi (8.97 km )
Land: 3.42 sq mi (8.85 km )
Water: 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km )
Elevation: 358 ft (109 m)
Density: 4,035.7/sq mi (1,558.18/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( EDT )
Fips code: 42-23832
Website: ephrataboro .org

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Instance of: borough of Pennsylvania
Official name: Ephrata
Country: United States
Located in: Lancaster County
Population: 13794
Area: 8.964376
Elevation: 358
Official website: www.ephrataboro.org
Image: 2547 - Ephrata - Fair 2007.JPG
Households: 5806

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twinned administrative body: Eberbach
Commons category: Ephrata, Pennsylvania
postal code: 17522
water area: 0.111434
water as percent of area: 1.2431
per capita income: 29568
date of incorporation: 1891-08-22

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Encyclopedic overview

Ephrata (/ˈɛfrətə/ EF-rə-tə; Pennsylvania German: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 42 miles (68 km) east of Harrisburg and about 60 miles (97 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia and is named after Ephrath, the former name for current-day Bethlehem. In its early history, Ephrata was a pleasure resort and an agricultural community.

Ephrata's population has steadily grown over the last century. In 1900, 2,452 people lived there, and by 1940, the population had increased to 6,199. The population was 13,794 at the 2020 census. Ephrata is the most populous borough in Lancaster County.

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