Paradise
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Outdoors in Paradise
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1941
Lincoln Highway approaching Paradise, Pennsylvania, 8b16224, 1941
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About Paradise
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USParadise 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.
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How Paradise ranks
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Work & commute in Paradise
Full picture →Most working residents leave Paradise for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Leacock (10%), East Lampeter (6%) and Salisbury (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Health in Paradise
Compared with Pennsylvania
of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Paradise
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Paradise
Full climate →Paradise has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Paradise
All Paradise schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Paradise’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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