Ronks, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°01′34″N 76°10′07″W / 40.02611°N 76.16861°W

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Ronks, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Ronks post office
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Coordinates: 40°01′34″N 76°10′07″W / 40.02611°N 76.16861°W / 40.02611; -76.16861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	East Lampeter
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.67 sq mi (1.75 km²)
• Land	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	380 ft (120 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	391
• Density	580.12/sq mi (224.11/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17572
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-65984
GNIS feature ID	1185421^[3]

Ronks is a small unincorporated farming community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, just west of Paradise.^[4] As of the 2010 census the population was 362.^[5]

The community is the home of Ronks Concrete Company and has a large Amish and Mennonite population.^{[citation needed]} The Ronks ZIP code of 17572^[6] covers a much larger area than the CDP, extending south into Strasburg Township and east into Leacock Township. Within this larger area are several Amish-themed tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and lodging.

Geography

Ronks is in east-central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of East Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the north by Bird-in-Hand and to the southeast by Soudersburg. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, forms the southern edge of the community, with the center of Ronks 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the north along Ronks Road. Lancaster, the county seat, is 8 miles (13 km) to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ronks CDP has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.7 km²), of which 0.1 acres (424 m²), or 0.02%, are water.^[7] Ronks drains west toward Mill Creek and is part of the Conestoga River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	391		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 8, 2023.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ronks, Pennsylvania
^ Topozone-Ronks, Pennsylvania
^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Ronks CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ "RONKS, Pennsylvania ZIP Codes". zipcodes-us.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Lancaster
City	Lancaster
Boroughs	Adamstown‡ Akron Christiana Columbia Denver East Petersburg Elizabethtown Ephrata Lititz Manheim Marietta Millersville Mount Joy Mountville New Holland Quarryville Strasburg Terre Hill
Townships	Bart Brecknock Caernarvon Clay Colerain Conestoga Conoy Drumore Earl East Cocalico East Donegal East Drumore East Earl East Hempfield East Lampeter Eden Elizabeth Ephrata Fulton Lancaster Leacock Little Britain Manheim Manor Martic Mount Joy Paradise Penn Pequea Providence Rapho Sadsbury Salisbury Strasburg Upper Leacock Warwick West Cocalico West Donegal West Earl West Hempfield West Lampeter
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