Salunga, Pennsylvania

Salunga, Pennsylvania
Salunga
Salunga
Coordinates: 40°05′58″N 76°25′34″W / 40.09944°N 76.42611°W / 40.09944; -76.42611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipsWest Hempfield, East Hempfield
Area
 • Total
1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
 • Land1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
411 ft (125 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
2,695
 • Density1,498/sq mi (578.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17538 (Landisville)
FIPS code42-67656
GNIS feature ID1186888

Salunga is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in West Hempfield and East Hempfield townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,695. The community was once part of the Salunga-Landisville CDP, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census, the other being Landisville.

The name "Salunga" comes from the nearby Chiquesalunga (now Chickies) Creek, which in turn is derived from the Lenape "Chiquesalunga", meaning "place of the crayfish".