West end of Smoketown Airport, Pennsylvania, 2006
Smoketown’s story
112 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 7 maps from 1906 on.
- 1914Smoketown is settled
SmoketownPA
A regional job hub with 1,000 jobs. A town of 342, settled in 1914.
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Photo: Nashmanhemi at en.wikipedia · Public domain
Population
342
Census survey, 2020–24
Household income
$107K
median
Median age
29.0
years
Jobs based here
1,000
A job hub
Settled
1914
112 years ago
Is Smoketown a good place to live?
Smoketown’s middle household income is $107,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Smoketown. Smoketown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Smoketown stand out
Where Smoketown beats most towns.
Small town
342 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Bird-in-HandSmoketown
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Smoketown.
Work & commute
A job hub: Smoketown has 5.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 998 commuters
1%work in town
The top destinations are East Lampeter Township (16%), Lancaster (10%) and Manheim Township (8%). Most working residents leave Smoketown for work: only 1% work in town. Employers in Smoketown added 246 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,000. In Smoketown, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes.
Where working residents work
In Smoketown1%
East Lampeter Township16%
Lancaster10%
Manheim Township8%
East Hempfield Township7%
8 mi
median commute distance
1,000
jobs based in Smoketown
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
More children than Pennsylvania overall
29median age · PA 40.9
Children under 18 are 43% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 26% of residents (38% statewide). Smoketown: 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
SmoketownPennsylvaniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
31%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma0%
High school52%
Some college0%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s0%
Graduate36%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 29% and 51% women
The Census survey reached too few of Smoketown’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Smoketown | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 30.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.4% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 52% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 36.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Smoketown’s year
21″snow a winter
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–42°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall45–66°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Smoketown: inland flooding
34risk score of 100
Expected losses in Smoketown break down as 64% from inland flooding and 14% from hurricanes. Its FEMA hazard score comes in at 34 of 100.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Smoketown is
The share of adults in Smoketown who have diabetes: 14%. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
| Smoketown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better16 too close to call10 worse
| What stands out | Smoketown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.3% | 7.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
Lancaster General Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
The median home in Smoketown sells for about $505K
$505Kmedian sale price
In Smoketown, 80% of households live in a home they own.
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Smoketown
15pages on Smoketown
The big questions
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All 253 attractions →Hersheypark and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Smoketown. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.1M visitors a year
in town Theme parkDutch Wonderland
30 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
4 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
10 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
36 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibrarySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Hersheypark: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, 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 Smoketown: who provides what
Smoketown is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Lancaster water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLancaster CountyLancaster County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereLancaster County Board of ElectionsLancaster County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP codes17602, 17576, 1750517602 50% · 17576 32% · 17505 18%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
A job hub
Every workday, about 998 people come to Smoketown for work
Where Smoketown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,000jobs based in Smoketown
1%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Smoketown
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lancaster2.8 mi$32,933 tuitionThaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Lancaster4.5 mi$9,050 in-state tuitionMillersville University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Millersville8.5 mi$11,128 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Smoketown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Smoketown
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Smoketown is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Also known as Smoke Town, it is served by the Smoketown Airport. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 357.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 17576
Questions about Smoketown
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