Leola, Pennsylvania

Leola, Pennsylvania
PA 23/PA 772 (Main Street) in Leola
Leola
Leola
Coordinates: 40°05′16″N 76°11′06″W / 40.08778°N 76.18500°W / 40.08778; -76.18500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLancaster
TownshipsUpper Leacock, West Earl
Area
  Total
6.02 sq mi (15.58 km2)
  Land6.01 sq mi (15.56 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,465
  Density1,242.51/sq mi (479.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17540
Area code717
FIPS code42-42776
GNIS feature ID2390047

Leola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the unincorporated communities of Leola, Leacock, and Bareville, and prior to 2010 was known as the Leacock-Leola-Bareville census-designated place. Originally named "Mechanicsburg", its present name is a portmanteau of "Leacock" and the "Glenola" train station that once served the town. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 7,214.