Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania

Spinnerstown is a census-designated place[1] in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is located just NW of the Quakertown interchange of I-476 with Route 663. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,826 residents.[2]

Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Spinnerstown Hotel. Corner of Spinnerstown and Sleepy Hollow Rds.
Location of Spinnerstown in Bucks County
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipMilford
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,826
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
18968, 18951
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

The community was named for the Spinner family which settled in 1753.[3] While the village has a PO Box post office with the zip code of 18968, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown zip code of 18951.[4][5] It is located on the Molasses Creek, which drains via the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek. Milford Township's government centre is located at 2100 Krammes Road just SE of the village.

The Spinner House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[6]

Spinnerstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 28.8° F in January to 73.2° F in July. [7] The local hardiness zone is 6b.

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/2010census/
  2. https://www.census.gov/#
  3. http://www.milfordtownship.org/2009/mt_hist/history.html
  4. http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/18968/zip-code-18968.asp
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  7. https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/



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