East Cocalico Township, containing 20.4 square miles, is located in the northeastern section of Lancaster County and borders Berks County. It is one of the several areas along the northern border of the county which contains mountain ridges, including the Adamstown Ridge rising to more than one thousand (1,000') feet and containing slopes exceeding twenty-five (25%) percent. Most of the Township contains gently sloping farmland of less than eight (8%) percent slope. Interspersed throughout the Township are small ridges, rising from six hundred to eight hundred feet (600' to 800'). Some of these formations have fairly severe slopes.
Our Township is served by the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Exit 286) in an east-west direction, and Route 222 serving north-south, the two crossing and connecting to the Spur Road connector. About 28½ miles of State Roads and close to 55 miles of Township Roads serve our residents. Added new, yet undedicated, street will eventually bring the total length of Township owned streets and roads to at least 60 miles.