Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania
Salunga-Landisville | |
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Location within Lancaster county | |
| Coordinates: 40°5′42″N 76°24′57″W / 40.09500°N 76.41583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 4,771 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (600/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Salunga-Landisville consists of two census-designated places (CDPs) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 17538. As of the 2010 United States Census the population of Salunga CDP was 2,695 people and the population of Landisville CDP was 1,893 people for a combined total of 4,588, a decrease of about 3.8% from the 2000 United States Census which recorded 4,771 in the Salunga-Landisville CDP. The name "Salunga" comes from the nearby Chiquesalunga (now Chickies) Creek, which in turn is derived from the Lenape "Chiquesalunga", meaning "place of the crayfish". Landisville is named for John Landis, the first postmaster there.