title: Lampeter, Pennsylvania
text: # Lampeter, Pennsylvania
  
  Lampeter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,669. It is a suburb of Lancaster and has a ZIP code of 17537. The community was named after Lampeter, 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 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the center of Lancaster, the county seat. Pennsylvania Route 741 passes through the center of the community, leading east 3 miles (5 km) to Strasburg. U.S. Route 222 forms the western edge of Lampeter, separating it from Willow Street; US 222 leads north into the center of Lancaster and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Quarryville.
  
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lampeter CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 $km^2),$ of which 0.9 acres (3,600 $m^2),$ or 0.08%, are water. The community drains north via Big Spring Run to Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River, and south via unnamed streams to Pequea Creek. Both the Conestoga River and Pequea Creek are tributaries of the Susquehanna River.
  
  ## 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 middle class neighborhood in Lampeter off Lampeter Road.
  
  ### Candlestick
  
  Candlestick is a middle class 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 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.
  
  