Refton, Pennsylvania

About Refton

Refton is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Refton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.2 square miles.

📰 Refton News Today

• Randall A. "Randy" Frey, VMD Workman Funeral Homes, Inc. · Apr 7
• Alexander Benedict Macfeat Obituary Oct 12, 2025 snyderfuneralhome.com · Feb 2
• Julie A. Hersh Obituary Sep 13, 2025 snyderfuneralhome.com · Sep 13
• Refton, PA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 31
• House fire in Lancaster County kills 2 animals | No other injuries reported WGAL · Jun 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Refton Unique

• The only place in America named Refton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lime Valley covered bridge · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Refton

• Ray’s Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Trout Run · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Refton

🏘️ Nearby Communities