Glenmoore, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Chester |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Wallace |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Glenmoore in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.0889°N -75.7719°W |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.1 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 12.0 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Elevation Ft: | 446 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 19343[1] |
Area Codes: | 610 and 484 |
Glenmoore is an unincorporated community that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States.[2]
It is part of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.
This historic village is located within Wallace Township. It is notable for being the site of the Upattinas School and Resource Center (1971-2014).
It was the birthplace of William Moore McClure, a Union Army colonel during the Civil War.[3] According to DeLeon, Glenmoore is home of "... the smallest church in the world..." where the downtown is so small that it "... consists of an intersection with no traffic and one antiques shop next to a convenience store...."[4]
Glenmoore is located on Pennsylvania Route 282.