Lampeter, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 1,669.
Males: 708  (42.5%)
Females: 961  (57.5%)
Median resident age:

33.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17602.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,691
Lampeter:

$82,691
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $41,097

Lampeter CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $287,200
Lampeter:

$287,200
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $309,349; detached houses: $305,205

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,354.

March 2022 cost of living index in Lampeter: 96.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 3.7%

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  • Races in Lampeter, PA (2022)
    • 1,76487.9%White alone
    • 1507.5%Asian alone
    • 432.1%Two or more races
    • 341.7%Black alone

Races in Lampeter detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Crime rates in Lampeter by year

Type

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2022

Murders
(per 100,000)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(6.0)
1
(6.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.8)
0
(0.0)
3
(17.5)
0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)
4
(26.4)
5
(30.4)
6
(36.4)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
0
(0.0)
11
(64.6)
0
(0.0)
3
(17.6)
3
(17.5)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.8)
5
(18.8)
Robberies
(per 100,000)
6
(39.6)
9
(54.8)
15
(91.0)
14
(84.4)
12
(71.5)
13
(77.0)
12
(70.5)
12
(70.2)
7
(41.0)
2
(11.7)
6
(35.1)
11
(64.3)
2
(7.5)
Assaults
(per 100,000)
8
(52.8)
13
(79.2)
3
(18.2)
8
(48.2)
6
(35.8)
5
(29.6)
3
(17.6)
25
(146.3)
7
(41.0)
3
(17.5)
8
(46.9)
18
(105.2)
37
(138.9)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)
54
(356.5)
39
(237.5)
74
(449.1)
68
(409.9)
54
(321.8)
37
(219.2)
55
(323.2)
37
(216.5)
33
(193.2)
24
(140.1)
23
(134.7)
26
(152.0)
20
(75.1)
Thefts
(per 100,000)
740
(4,885)
604
(3,678)
767
(4,655)
627
(3,780)
740
(4,410)
588
(3,484)
532
(3,126)
565
(3,306)
552
(3,231)
429
(2,504)
486
(2,847)
340
(1,988)
444
(1,667)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)
7
(46.2)
17
(103.5)
11
(66.8)
9
(54.3)
11
(65.6)
6
(35.5)
5
(29.4)
12
(70.2)
14
(81.9)
4
(23.3)
4
(23.4)
10
(58.5)
13
(48.8)
Arson
(per 100,000)
4
(26.4)
1
(6.1)
1
(6.1)
0
(0.0)
2
(11.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.9)
1
(5.9)
0
(0.0)
1
(5.8)
0
(0.0)
2
(11.7)
1
(3.8)
City-Data.com crime index267.6228.6283.1231.3244.7186.6226.4203.3183.9144.5145.1174.9120.9

The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

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City-data.com crime index in Lampeter, PA

Crime rate in Lampeter detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2021, including police officers: 41 (38 officers - 34 male; 4 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

1.46
Pennsylvania average:

2.55
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Ancestries: German (18.6%), Italian (16.1%), American (9.9%), Scotch-Irish (9.2%), Welsh (8.9%), Irish (8.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 407 feet

187 residents are foreign born (7.3% Asia, 1.7% Africa).

This place:

9.3%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,060 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,453 (1.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (4.8 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (51.3 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (58.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Willow Street, PA (1.4 miles ),
Refton, PA (1.7 miles ),
Strasburg borough, PA (1.8 miles ),
Smoketown, PA (2.0 miles ),
Bird-in-Hand, PA (2.0 miles ),
Witmer, PA (2.1 miles ),
Ronks, PA (2.1 miles ),
Soudersburg, PA (2.2 miles )

Latitude: 39.99 N, Longitude: 76.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

Distribution of median household income in Lampeter, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Lampeter, PA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 132. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

132
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2017 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.157
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 7.94. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.94
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

29.5
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.3
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.8
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 4.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00190
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Lampeter-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Lampeter place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/5/1952, a category F3 tornado 25.6 miles away from the place center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Lampeter-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 170.4 miles away from Lampeter center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 25.8 miles away from Lampeter center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 26.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 241.2 miles away from Lampeter center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 290.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Lancaster County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Lampeter:

  • COMMUJITY SERVICES GROUP, INC (Hospital, about 2 miles away; WILLOW, PA)
  • LAKESIDE AT WILLOW VALLEY (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; WILLOW STREET, PA)
  • WILLOW VALLEY MANOR HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • GLEN AT WILLOW VALLEY, THE (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • DAVITA - LANCASTER (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • COMMUNITY HOSP LANCASTER HHC (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)
  • CONESTOGA VIEW (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; LANCASTER, PA)

Amtrak stations near Lampeter:

  • 6 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.

Operable nuclear power plants near Lampeter:

  • 19 miles: Peach Bottom 2 and 3 in Delta, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lampeter:

  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 6 miles; Lancaster, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 7 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 7,743)
  • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (about 21 miles; Lincoln University, PA; FT enrollment: 2,042)
  • YTI Career Institute-York (about 23 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 27 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • Alvernia University (about 28 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,461)
  • Reading Area Community College (about 29 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,941)

Public high school in Lampeter:

Public elementary/middle schools in Lampeter:

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Points of interest:

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Notable location: Lampeter Fire Company 1 Station 5 - 4 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lititz Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Lampeter: Lampeter Community Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lancaster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.8 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

74.2%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.5%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Lampeter:

Marital status in Lampeter, PA
  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 63.2%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 2.2%
  • Divorced: 3.7%

For population 25 years and over in Lampeter:

  • High school or higher: 97.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.1
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lampeter
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Lampeter, PA (based on Lancaster County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant122,957568
Mainline Protestant71,573192
Catholic51,29220
Other5,53620
Black Protestant2,1638
Orthodox1,6002
None264,324-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 106
This county:

2.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Lancaster County:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
Here:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 131
Lancaster County:

2.63 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 296
Lancaster County:

5.94 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lancaster County:

8.4%
State:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Lancaster County:

27.4%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

13.1%
State:

11.5%

4.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($63,382 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.04%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from York County, PA  0.34% ($52,417 average AGI)
from Berks County, PA  0.33% ($53,653)
from Chester County, PA  0.32% ($64,771)


4.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,657 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.16%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($74 average AGI)
Lancaster County:

0.01%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to York County, PA  0.51% ($52,440 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.31% ($49,881)
to Chester County, PA  0.26% ($60,586)

Businesses in Lampeter, PA

  • YMCA: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Lampeter:

  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WLPA (1490 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lampeter:

  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • W259AA (99.7 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFNM (89.1 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WLCH (91.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: SPANISH AMERICAN CIVIC ASSC FOR EQUL)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Lampeter:

  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)

Lampeter fatal accident list:

Jul 7, 2014 01:55 PM, Sr-3028 Lampeter Rd, Lamppost Ln, Lat: 40.001831, Lon: -76.245561, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 2Number of bridges
  • 36ft / 11.1mTotal length
  • 13,293Total average daily traffic
  • 1,687Total average daily truck traffic
  • 17,137Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Lat: 39.993611 Lon: -76.243056, Call Sign: WQBU368,
    Assigned Frequencies: 451.300 MHz, 452.450 MHz, 461.175 MHz, 462.175 MHz, 463.875 MHz, Grant Date: 10/23/2014, Expiration Date: 12/15/2024, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2021, Certifier: Mark Shestok, Registrant: Triangle Communications Inc., 940 West Main Street, New Holland, PA 17557, Phone: (717) 656-2211, Fax: (717) 656-3458, Email:


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KA3QON, Grant Date: 02/16/1988, Expiration Date: 02/16/1998, Cancellation Date: 02/17/2000, Registrant: Patrick J Mc Donnell, 923 Village Rd, Lampeter, PA 17537

  • Call Sign: KB3BHQ, Grant Date: 04/17/1995, Expiration Date: 04/17/2005, Cancellation Date: 04/18/2007, Registrant: Martin Meylin Middle School, 1007 Village Rd, Lampeter, PA 17537


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lampeter, PA
  • 70.1%Utility gas
  • 14.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 10.0%Electricity
  • 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.9%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lampeter, PA
  • 56.8%Utility gas
  • 40.1%Electricity
  • 3.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Lampeter compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
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