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Churchtown, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°7′59″N 75°57′53″W / 40.13306°N 75.96472°W / 40.13306; -75.96472
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Churchtown
Bangor Episcopal Church
Bangor Episcopal Church
Churchtown is located in Pennsylvania
Churchtown
Churchtown
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°7′59″N 75°57′53″W / 40.13306°N 75.96472°W / 40.13306; -75.96472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total470
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17555
Area code717
GNIS feature ID1171873[1]

Churchtown, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Caernarvon Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Churchtown is located along Pennsylvania Route 23. The population was 470 residents as of the 2010 census.

The Bangor Episcopal Church, Caernarvon Presbyterian Church and Edward Davies House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

The first settlers of the oldest Amish settlement still in existence, the Lancaster Amish settlement, settled near Churchtown.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Churchtown, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ 6 takeaways from our conversation with Don Kraybill at lancasteronline.com.