Amityville, Pennsylvania

Amityville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Amityville
Amityville
Coordinates: 40°18′00″N 75°44′11″W / 40.30000°N 75.73639°W / 40.30000; -75.73639Coordinates: 40°18′00″N 75°44′11″W / 40.30000°N 75.73639°W / 40.30000; -75.73639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Amity
Elevation 331 ft (101 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19518
Area code(s) 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID 1202972[1]

Amityville is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania near the borough of Pottstown. It is located on Old Swede Road in Amity Township.

History

The post office Amityville contained was named Athol.[2] The Athol post office was established in 1885.[3]

References

  1. "Amityville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.


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