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Ephrata (/ ˈ ɛ f r ə t ə / EF-rə-tə; Pennsylvania German: Effridaa) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is located 42 miles (68 km) east of Harrisburg and about 60 miles (97 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia and is named after Ephrath, the former name for current-day Bethlehem. [3]
At the 2000 census there were 8,026 people, 2,691 households, and 2,101 families living in the township. The population density was 494.5 inhabitants per square mile (190.9/km 2).
PA 72 was designated in 1927 to run concurrent with US 230 between the Maryland state line and Lancaster, with US 222 replacing US 230 a year later. In 1928, PA 72 was extended north from Lancaster to PA 343 north of Jonestown. The concurrency with US 222 south of Lancaster was removed by 1930, cutting the southern terminus back to US 230 in ...
Pennsylvania Route 772 (PA 772) is an east–west 38.5-mile-long (62.0 km) state highway located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.The western terminus of PA 772 is at PA 441 in Marietta, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 (US 30) just west of Gap.
South end of PA 340 overlap: 4.492: 7.229: PA 340 west (Old Philadelphia Pike) North end of PA 340 overlap: East Earl Township: 10.545: 16.971: US 322 east – Honey Brook: South end of US 322 overlap: 10.621: 17.093: US 322 west – Blue Ball, Ephrata: North end of US 322 overlap: 11.224: 18.063: PA 23 east (Main Street) – Morgantown: South ...
The borough of Ephrata is 3 miles (5 km) to the southwest, and Lancaster, the county seat, is 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Stevens. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Stevens CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km 2 ), of which 0.1 acres (246 m 2 ), or 0.01%, are water. [ 1 ]
The oldest building dates to 1808 and is the Eagle Hotel. Other notable buildings include the I.G. Sprecher & Sons Hardware (1911), Richard Heitler House (1820), J.W. Yost Liquor Store (c. 1880), Ephrata Railroad Station (1887–1889), U.S. Post Office (1937), Ephrata National Bank (1925), and Grant and Wenger Feed Mill (1924).
Western terminus of PA 54: South Williamsport: 128.34: 206.54: PA 554 south (South Market Street) Northern terminus of PA 554: 128.95: 207.52: PA 654 west (Southern Avenue) Eastern terminus of PA 654: Williamsport: 129.35: 208.17: Southern end of freeway section: 27A: I-180 east / US 220 north – Montoursville, Muncy: Southern end of I-180/US ...