Pequea is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located in
Martic Township in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is where
Route 324 ends at the
Susquehanna River 12 miles south of
Lancaster. The
Pequea Creek
Pequea Creek (pronounced ''PECK-way'') is a tributary of the Susquehanna River that runs for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 from the eastern border of Lan ...
empties into the river in Pequea, which is pronounced "Peckway." The
ZIP code is 17565. Pequea has a hot-summer
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
(''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 31.0° F in January to 75.4° F in July.
The
hardiness zone is 7a.
See also
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Pekowi Pekowi was the name of one of the five divisions (or bands) of the Shawnee, a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people, during the 18th century. The other four divisions were the Chalahgawtha, Mekoche, Kispoko, and Hathawekela. ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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