Amityville, Pennsylvania
Appearance
Amityville, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 40°18′00″N 75°44′11″W / 40.30000°N 75.73639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Berks |
Township | Amity |
Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 19518 |
Area codes | 610 and 484 |
GNIS feature ID | 1202972[1] |
Amityville is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, near the borough of Pottstown. It is located on Old Swede Road in Amity Township.
History
[edit]The post office Amityville contained was named Athol.[2] The Athol post office was established in 1885.[3]
Notable person
[edit]- William Auman, American Brigadier General (1838–1920)
References
[edit]- ^ "Amityville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.