[4] Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was named by a German form of name of the Litice Castle in Bohemia (the present-day Czech Republic) – in this estate the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church (of which the Moravians are successors) was founded in 1457.

Lititz was one of four leading Moravian communities in Pennsylvania, the other three being Bethlehem, Emmaus, and Nazareth.

[5] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.00 acres (8,090 m2), or 0.13%, are water.

[7] Lititz has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 30.1 °F in January to 74.7 °F in July.

PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University The local hardiness zone is 6b.

The facility attracts international artists and supports music production suppliers in the area.

It is an online company selling (according to its website) a 'wide selection of White House, Presidential, Diplomatic, and United States Military gifts'.

Originally set up by the Truman administration in 1946 it is now privately owned and no longer has any connection with the US Federal Government Annual events include: The Lititz Public Library is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County.

The Reading and Columbia Railroad operated passenger service through downtown Lititz until 1952.

Norfolk Southern continues to operate freight service to Lancaster, while the line between Lititz and Ephrata has been converted into a rail trail.