Paradise, Pennsylvania
Paradise, Pennsylvania | |
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Souvenir shop in Paradise on U.S. Route 30 | |
Location in Lancaster County | |
Paradise Location in Pennsylvania Paradise Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°0′35″N 76°7′43″W / 40.00972°N 76.12861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lancaster |
| Township | Paradise |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.17 sq mi (3.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,305 |
| • Density | 1,120.9/sq mi (432.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17562 |
| Area code | 717 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1183274 |
| FIPS code | 42-57840 |
Paradise is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17562. The population was 1,129 at the 2010 census.
Paradise, like Intercourse, is a popular site in Pennsylvania Dutch Country for tourists who like the name of the town; they are together often named in lists of "delightfully named towns" in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Blue Ball, Lititz, Bareville, Fertility, Bird-in-Hand and Mount Joy. It was the setting of the 1994 comedy film Trapped in Paradise.