Elwyn, Pennsylvania

Elwyn is an unincorporated community located in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Elwyn has a latitude of 39.907N, longitude of -75.41W and a mean elevation of 253 feet above sea level.

Elwyn, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Elwyn station
Elwyn station
Elwyn is located in Pennsylvania
Elwyn
Elwyn
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Elwyn is located in the United States
Elwyn
Elwyn
Elwyn (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°54′28″N 75°24′37″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyDelaware
TownshipMiddletown
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19063
Area code(s)610 and 484

Elwyn is home to Elwyn Inc., a facility caring for the needs of the developmentally disabled and disadvantaged.

Elwyn is named for Dr. Alfred L. Elwyn, a physician who founded The Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-minded Children in 1852 with teacher James B. Richards.[1]

See also

References
  1. Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. pp. 625–628. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
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