Ronks is a small unincorporated farming community and census-designated place (CDP) in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, just west of Paradise.^[4] As of the 2010 census the population was 362.^[5]

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Ronks, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Ronks post office
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Coordinates: 40°01′34″N 76°10′07″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	East Lampeter
Area [1]
• Total	0.67 sq mi (1.75 km2)
• Land	0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	380 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	391
• Density	580.12/sq mi (224.11/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	17572
Area code	717
FIPS code	42-65984
GNIS feature ID	1185421[3]

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The community is the home of Ronks Concrete Company and has a large Amish and Mennonite population.^{[citation needed]} The Ronks ZIP code of 17572 covers a much larger area than the CDP, extending south into Strasburg Township and east into Leacock Township. Within this larger area are several Amish-themed tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, and lodging.

Ronks is in east-central Lancaster County, in the eastern part of East Lampeter Township. It is bordered to the north by Bird-in-Hand and to the southeast by Soudersburg. U.S. Route 30, the Lincoln Highway, forms the southern edge of the community, with the center of Ronks 0.7 miles (1.1 km) to the north along Ronks Road. Lancaster, the county seat, is 8 miles (13 km) to the west.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ronks CDP has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.7 km²), of which 0.1 acres (424 m²), or 0.02%, are water.^[6] Ronks drains west toward Mill Creek and is part of the Conestoga River watershed.