Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′26.4″N 75°28′40.8″W / 40.324000°N 75.478000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Marlborough |
| Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18074 |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1183592[1] |
Perkiomenville is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Perkiomenville is located in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area of the Northeastern United States. The community is in the Eastern Standard time zone and is located on both sides of the Perkiomen Creek, which separates Marlborough Township and Upper Frederick Township. Route 29 runs north-to-south through the village.
The community takes its name from nearby Perkiomen Creek.[2]
Notable residents
- John William Ditter Jr., U.S. District Court judge
- Eunice "Kitty" Ernst, a pioneer of the nurse-midwife movement in the United States.
- Ed Hake, football player
- David Reilly, Music artist
- Stella James Sims, biologist at Bluefield State College
- Jeff Turzo, Music artist
References
- ^ "Perkiomenville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
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