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Skytop, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMonroe
TownshipBarrett
Elevation
1,572 ft (479 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18357
Area code(s)570 and 272
GNIS feature ID1187770[1]

Skytop is an unincorporated community in Barrett Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located north of Mountainhome, it is accessible by local roads off Route 390.[2] Its elevation is 1,562 feet (476 m), and it is located at 41°13′40″N 75°14′18″W / 41.22778°N 75.23833°W / 41.22778; -75.23833 (41.2278683, -75.2382360).[3] Although Skytop is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 18357;[4] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 18357 had a population of 87 at the 2000 census.[5]

The town is home to the Skytop Lodge, a historic 1920s retreat hotel. A very successful business

References

  1. ^ "Skytop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ DeLorme. Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. 8th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2003, 54. ISBN 0-89933-280-3.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skytop, Pennsylvania
  4. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.