Refton, Pennsylvania

Refton, Pennsylvania
Refton, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
	Keystone Marker
	Refton Location in Pennsylvania Refton Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 39°56′50″N 76°13′58″W / 39.94722°N 76.23278°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	Strasburg
Area
• Total	1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation	410 ft (120 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	310
• Density	258.55/sq mi (99.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17560
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-64032
GNIS feature ID	1184859

Refton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17560. The community is located along U.S. Route 222. As of the 2010 census, the population was 298.^[4]

Geography

The community is in central Lancaster County, in the western corner of Strasburg Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Pequea Creek and to the southwest by its tributary, Big Beaver Creek. U.S. Route 222 passes through the northeastern side of the community, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to the center of Lancaster, the county seat, and southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Quarryville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Refton CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.06 km²), or 1.79%, are water.^[5] Via Pequea Creek the community is part of the Susquehanna River watershed.