Editing Intercourse, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Intercourse is located in east-central Lancaster County, in the center of Leacock Township. [[Pennsylvania Route 340]] (Old Philadelphia Pike) passes through the center of town, leading west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Lancaster, the [[county seat]], and east {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania|Downingtown]]. [[Pennsylvania Route 772]] (East and West Newport Road) joins PA 340 for two blocks in the center of town; it leads northwest {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Leola, Pennsylvania|Leola]] and southeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Gap, Pennsylvania|Gap]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the Intercourse CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|2396|sqm|acre|order=flip|1}}, or 0.04%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2020}}</ref> Muddy Run, a westward-flowing tributary of [[Conestoga River]], forms the northern edge of the community.

Intercourse has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa'') like the remainder of Lancaster County. Average monthly temperatures range from {{convert|30.1|F}} in January to {{convert|74.7|F}} in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref> The local [[hardiness zone]] is 6b.