Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania

Perkiomenville is an unincorporated community that is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Perkiomenville in February 2010
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Coordinates: 40°19′26.4″N 75°28′40.8″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]

History

The community takes its name from nearby Perkiomen Creek.[2]

Geography

Situated in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area of the Northeastern United States, this community is part of 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.

Notable people

Paul Collins, American writer
John William Ditter Jr., former U.S. federal judge
Eunice Katherine M. Ernst, pioneer of the nurse midwife movement
God Lives Underwater, rock music artists
Ed Hake, football player
Sasha Siemel, jungle hunter and adventurer
Stella James Sims, biologist at Bluefield State College

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.

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Norristown
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Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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