Lampeter is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...

(CDP) in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,669. It is a

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of Lancaster and has a ZIP code of 17537. The community was named after

Lampeter Lampeter (; cy, Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); ''Llambed'' (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigio ...

, in Wales.

Geography

Lampeter is in central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of West Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the west by the Willow Street CDP. Lampeter is southeast of the center of Lancaster, the

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passes through the center of the community, leading east to Strasburg.

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forms the western edge of Lampeter, separating it from Willow Street; US 222 leads north into the center of Lancaster and southeast to

Quarryville Quarryville is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,852 at the 2020 census, up from 2,576 at the 2010 census. Geography Quarryville is located in southern Lancaster County at (39.895402, -76.162175) ...

. According to the

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, the Lampeter CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, are water. The community drains north via Big Spring Run to Mill Creek, a tributary of the

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, and south via unnamed streams to

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. Both the Conestoga River and Pequea Creek are tributaries of the

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Demographics

Neighborhoods

;Lampeter Village Lampeter Village is in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District. It is one of the smallest neighborhoods in Lampeter, with its main road being Lampeter Road. ;Pioneer Woods Pioneer Woods is an apartment neighborhood located off Lampeter Road. Pioneer Woods is divided into two different sections. It has 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments, townhouses, and an office. ;Applecroft Applecroft is a

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neighborhood in Lampeter off Lampeter Road. ;Candlestick Candlestick is a

neighborhood in Lampeter off Village Road. The "Busted Bean Cafe" is located at the entrance of this neighborhood. The cafe opened in the spring of 2012. ;Hunter's Ridge Hunter's Ridge is located in a rural area. It is an upper-middle-class neighborhood far off from Lampeter Road.

Fire protection

One of the Lampeter Fire DepartmentFireDepartments.net
- LFD (Lampter Fire Department) buildings is located in neighboring Willow Street. The Lampeter Fire Station is and has been an all-volunteer fire company for over 96 years. Each year for three days in September, the Lampeter Fire Company hosts the Lampeter Fair, giving local residents a chance to exhibit animals, produce, and artwork. It is a fundraiser for the fire company and brings the larger community together.

References

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