Refton, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

39°56′50″N 76°13′58″W / 39.94722°N 76.23278°W / 39.94722; -76.23278CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyLancasterTownshipStrasburgArea • Total1.22 sq mi (3.16 km²) • Land1.20 sq mi (3.11 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)Elevation410 ft (120 m)Population • Total310 • Density258.55/sq mi (99.79/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codeArea code717FIPS code42-64032GNIS feature ID1184859^[3]

Refton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17560. The community is located along U.S. Route 222. As of the 2010 census, the population was 298.^[4]

Geography

The community is in central Lancaster County, in the western corner of Strasburg Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Pequea Creek and to the southwest by its tributary, Big Beaver Creek. U.S. Route 222 passes through the northeastern side of the community, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to the center of Lancaster, the county seat, and southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Quarryville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Refton CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km²), or 1.79%, are water.^[5] Via Pequea Creek the community is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	310		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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