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Ephrata, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 13213
Housing Units (2000): 5672
Land area (2000): 3.597590 sq. miles (9.317714 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.009871 sq. miles (0.025567 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.607461 sq. miles (9.343281 sq. km)
FIPS code: 23832
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.180744 N, 76.182427 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 17522
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Ephrata, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000): 6808
Housing Units (2000): 2788
Land area (2000): 9.968501 sq. miles (25.818298 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.968501 sq. miles (25.818298 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22080
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.316971 N, 119.548059 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98823
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Ephrata

Ephrata is the name of several places in the United States of America, named for Biblical Ephrath. The modern Israeli settlement-city of Efrata in the West Bank occupies a site assumed to be near the ancient one.

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American, from Bohemia Manor, Woman in the Wilderness and Ephrata, through the Shakers, Owenites and Fourierists, to Brook Farm and Oneida.