Falmouth Pennsylvania Map

About Falmouth, Pennsylvania

Falmouth is a locality in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 397. The population density is 155.5 people per km². Falmouth is located at 40.1295°N, 76.7139°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17502.

Falmouth occupies a position of quiet consequence where the restless, churning waters of the Conewago Creek carve their path through the earth. It lies 6.1 miles west-southwest of Elizabethtown, PA (from Elizabethtown, PA: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southeast of Steelton. The landscape surrounding Falmouth remains defined by the persistent hydraulic energy of the Conewago Falls, which tumble over jagged bedrock just as the land begins to rise toward the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A mile away, the stillness of Lewis Lake offers a stark contrast to the nearby riverine turbulence, its surface reflecting the shifting gray and amber hues of an inland sky. The air here carries the scent of damp shale and alluvial soil, a terrestrial perfume that lingers long after the sun dips behind the western ridges.

Conoy Canal Park serves as the modern threshold to a history built upon the industrious movement of goods and the slow, deliberate pace of canal commerce. Falmouth retains the weathered character of a place that once thrived on the labor of the waterways, where the economy transitioned from the hydraulic power of early milling to a more contemplative, agrarian quietude. The remnants of old stone foundations and the remnants of towpaths serve as silent markers of a time when the region’s vitality was bound to the labor of the canal. Life in Falmouth continues with a steady, unadorned rhythm, as residents move through their days under the canopy of mature hardwoods, tethered to a landscape that honors the persistence of the water and the sturdy, enduring legacy of the land itself.

About This Falmouth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Falmouth, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.129538, -76.713857. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Falmouth includes the ZIP code (17502), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Lancaster County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Elizabethtown Area School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.