Paradise, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17562. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census.[4]
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Paradise, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°0′35″N 76°7′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lancaster |
Township | Paradise |
Area | |
• Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
• Land | 1.16 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,305 |
• Density | 1,121.13/sq mi (432.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 17562 |
Area code | 717 |
GNIS feature ID | 1183274[3] |
FIPS code | 42-57840 |
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Paradise, like Intercourse, is a popular site in Pennsylvania Dutch Country for tourists who like the name of the town; they are together often named in lists of "delightfully named towns" in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Blue Ball, Lititz, Bareville, Fertility, Bird-in-Hand and Mount Joy.[5] It was the setting of the 1994 comedy film Trapped in Paradise.