Falmouth, Pennsylvania

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Falmouth, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Falmouth, Pennsylvania (6287774790).jpg
Falmouth is located in Pennsylvania
Falmouth
Falmouth
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 76°42′50″W / 40.12944°N 76.71389°W / 40.12944; -76.71389Coordinates: 40°07′46″N 76°42′50″W / 40.12944°N 76.71389°W / 40.12944; -76.71389
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipConoy
Area
[1]
 • Total0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
 • Land0.98 sq mi (2.55 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
360 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total420
 • Density426/sq mi (164.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-25168
GNIS feature ID1174610

Falmouth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Conoy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 420.[2]

Geography[]

Falmouth is in the northwest corner of Lancaster County, at the confluence of Conewago Creek with the Susquehanna River. It is bordered to the northwest, across Conewago Creek, by Londonderry Township in Dauphin County. To the southwest, across the Susquehanna River, is the borough of York Haven in York County. Falmouth is 2 miles (3 km) south of the closed Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station.

Pennsylvania Route 441 (River Road) passes through Falmouth, leading north (up the Susquehanna) 5 miles (8 km) to Middletown and southeast (downriver) 4 miles (6 km) to Bainbridge and 14 miles (23 km) to Columbia. Lancaster, the county seat, is 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Falmouth.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Falmouth CDP has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), of which 0.4 acres (1,599 m2), or 0.06%, are water.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Falmouth CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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