Maxatawny, Pennsylvania
Maxatawny, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Maxatawny  Maxatawny | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′33″N 75°41′20″W / 40.54250°N 75.68889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Berks |
| Township | Maxatawny |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19538 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1180566[1] |
Maxatawny is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 222 in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States five miles east of Kutztown.[2] It is in the Lehigh watershed and Schaefer Run flows through it to the Little Lehigh Creek. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 19538.[3] Traffic speed on US 222 is reduced to 35 miles-per-hour passing through the village, which borders Lehigh County.
History
A post office called Maxatawny was established in 1829.[4] The community took its name from Maxatawny Township.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Maxatawny". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Maxatawny, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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