Hinkletown Pennsylvania Map

About Hinkletown, Pennsylvania

Hinkletown is a locality in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 115.1 people per km². Hinkletown is located at 40.1482°N, 76.1216°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17522.

Hinkletown lies in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently rolls toward the horizon, a quilt of cultivated fields stitched with the darker green of woodlots. It lies 12.4 miles north-east of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 52°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-east of Ephrata. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mixture of newly turned soil and the distant breath of livestock. Farmhouses, often painted in shades of barn red or a faded, sun-bleached white, stand as stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky, their silhouettes softened by the diffused light. The roads, mostly paved but many still gravelly, curve with the contours of the land, inviting a slow, contemplative journey through the landscape. The history of Hinkletown is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Lancaster County, a tradition that continues to shape its local economy. Generations have worked this rich soil, cultivating crops that feed not only this region but far beyond, a quiet testament to enduring practicality. You can still see the legacy of earlier eras in the sturdy stone barns and the occasional weathered barn star painted on a gable, symbols of a faith and resilience that have weathered many seasons. While modern machinery hums through the fields, the rhythm of life in Hinkletown retains a connection to the land, a subtle pulse that beats with the turning of the earth and the changing of the light.

About This Hinkletown Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Hinkletown, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hinkletown and Lancaster County.

Detailed location data for Hinkletown includes the ZIP code (18947), 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 (Eastern Lancaster County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hinkletown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.