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US 322 wb in Hinkletown, PA, Dec. 2023

HinkletownPA

A town of 181.

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Photo of Hinkletown

Hinkletown, PA · Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Hinkletown a good place to live?

43% of households are owner-occupiers in Hinkletown, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 78% and U.S. towns at 73%. Hinkletown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

181 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Earl TownshipEphrata TownshipEarl TownshipEphrata TownshipHinkletown
Nearby attractions

Hersheypark and 59 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hinkletown. Close and well known come first.

All 212 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5

Getting set up

Moving to Hinkletown: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hinkletown, and how to reach them.

PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsEastern Lancaster County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLancaster County Board of ElectionsLancaster County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP code1752217522 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Hinkletown.

Natural hazards

Hinkletown has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

In Hinkletown, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 27 of 100, close to Pennsylvania’s towns (30 of 100) and below U.S. towns (44 of 100). 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 16%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Hinkletown has four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 34 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 86°.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall45–65°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

A job hub: Hinkletown has 1.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 115 commuters

Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Hinkletown rose by 26, to 115. The top destinations are Earl Township (20%), New Holland (9%) and Lancaster (8%). Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hinkletown0%
Earl Township20%
New Holland9%
Lancaster8%
East Earl Township8%
7 mi
median commute distance
115
jobs based in Hinkletown
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hinkletown

12pages on Hinkletown
After high school

Colleges nearby

8 within 15 miles of the center of Hinkletown

About Hinkletown

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Hinkletown (Pennsylvania German: Hinkelschteddel) is an unincorporated community located in Earl Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Hinkletown is located along U.S. Route 322.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
371 ft

Questions about Hinkletown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hinkletown, PA a good place to live?

Hinkletown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.