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Leola, Pennsylvania
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Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lancaster
Townships Upper Leacock, West Earl
Area
 • Total 6.02 sq mi (15.58 km2)
 • Land 6.01 sq mi (15.56 km2)
 • Water 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 7,214
 • Density 1,201/sq mi (463.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17540
Area code(s) 717 Exchanges: 556.656.661
FIPS code 42-42776
GNIS feature ID 2390047

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.

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