Official Name: | Erwinna, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Erwinna |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bucks |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Tinicum |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 135 |
Coordinates: | 40.5006°N -75.0728°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 18920 |
Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1174314 |
Erwinna is an unincorporated community in Tinicum Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is located approximately 40miles north as the crow flies of Center City Philadelphia and approximately 40miles west of New York City. It has an area code of 610 and is located along the Delaware Canal State Park. Its Zip Code is 18920.
It is named after Colonel Arthur Erwin (also "Irwin"), who was a leader in the Bucks County Militia. A concise biography of him has been created by the DAR Chapter bearing his name.[1] Colonel Erwin is said to have supplied many of the boats which were used by George Washington and the Continental Army to cross the Delaware River en route to the Battle of Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776.[2] [3]
The Erwinna Covered Bridge, Riverside Farm, Stover Mill, and Isaac Stover House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
There is also a two-story, one-room schoolhouse in Erwinna, which was active from 1861 to 1957.