Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

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Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Center Square at High and Market streets in 2013
Nickname:  "E-Town"[1]
Location of Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania (right)
Elizabethtown Location in Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Elizabethtown Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°9′12″N 76°36′2″W / 40.15333°N 76.60056°W / 40.15333; -76.60056
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Settled	1753
Government
• Mayor	Chuck Mummert (R)
Area [2]
• Total	2.67 sq mi (6.90 km2)
• Land	2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	11,639
• Density	4,388.76/sq mi (1,694.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	17022
Area codes	717 and 223
Website	www.etownonline.com

Elizabethtown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Betzischteddel) is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Harrisburg, the state capital. Small factories existed at the turn of the 20th century when the population in 1900 was 1,861. As of the 2020 census, the population of the borough was 11,639. Elizabethtown is commonly referred to in south-central Pennsylvania as E-Town.^[1] This nickname is also used for the local college and high school.