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Pennsylvania›Lancaster County

SalungaPA

A town of 3,355, settled in 1850.

Is Salunga a good place to live?

Salunga’s median age is 47.8 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). 33% of the land in Salunga is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Salunga yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Salunga for work

Where Salunga’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → East Hempfield Township East Hempfield Township 14% 12% → Lancaster Lancaster 12% 9% → Manheim Township Manheim Township 9% 6% → West Hempfield Township West Hempfield Township 6% 3% → East Lampeter Township East Lampeter Township 3% 2% → Upper Leacock Township Upper Leacock Township 2% Salunga · 2% stay
950jobs based in Salunga
2%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Hersheypark and 34 more within 40 miles

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

All 144 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 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Salunga: who provides what

Salunga is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEast Hempfield Water Auth1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLancaster CountyLancaster County provides services here
SchoolsHempfield 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 code1753817538 99%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 Salunga.

Outdoors

Salunga has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

32.9%conserved
32.9%
conserved · 376 of 1,144 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Salunga Park—7

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Salunga faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
17Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Salunga’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Salunga for work: only 2% work in town. 12% of Salunga residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are East Hempfield Township (14%), Lancaster (12%) and Manheim Township (9%).

2%work in town
SalungaPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line12%7.6%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.6%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Salunga2%
East Hempfield Township14%
Lancaster12%
Manheim Township9%
West Hempfield Township6%
8 mi
median commute distance
950
jobs based in Salunga
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall

Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Salunga.

47.8median age · PA 40.9
SalungaPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+38%29%29%
Aged 65 or older15%21%18%
Under 1821%20%22%
SalungaPennsylvaniaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma9%
High school41%
Some college6%
Associate’s5%
Bachelor’s24%
Graduate14%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 43% and 68% women

The Census survey reached too few of Salunga’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Salunga
SalungaPAU.S.
Under 1010.4%10.8%11.6%
10 to 1711%9.7%10.3%
18 to 243.7%9%9.1%
25 to 3410.2%13%13.7%
35 to 4411.6%12.6%13.2%
45 to 5416%11.9%12.2%
55 to 6421.7%13.6%12.7%
65 to 7410.3%11.4%10.2%
75 and older5.1%8.1%7%
No diploma8.6%7.9%10.4%
High school41.4%32.9%26%
Some college6.3%15.1%19.1%
Associate’s5.4%8.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s23.9%20.9%21.6%
Graduate14.4%14.3%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Salunga

Salunga has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–65°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Salunga is

Salunga beats the Pennsylvania average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
11 better15 too close to call0 worse
What stands outSalungaPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth6%14.5%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke2.7%3.7%
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
2.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

2
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Salunga

16pages on Salunga
After high school

Colleges nearby

9 within 15 miles of the center of Salunga

Salunga’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Salunga.

Explore the map →
LandisvilleLandisvilleSalunga
How the neighbors grade
TownPA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Salunga——————
Landisville——————

Salunga and Landisville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Salunga with a neighbor →

Questions about Salunga

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Salunga, PA a good place to live?

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