Melrose Park | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Neighborhood of Cheltenham Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Cheltenham |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Melrose Park in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.0617°N -75.1319°W |
Established Title: | Commissioner |
Established Date: | Daniel B. Norris |
Area Total Sq Mi: | .660 |
Elevation Ft: | 203 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 3006 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Area Codes: | 215, 267 and 445 |
Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township on the Philadelphia city line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.
SEPTA provides public transportation to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.
Melrose Park is represented by Madeleine Dean in the 4th Congressional District. It is a close-in suburb outside of Philadelphia.
Melrose Park is home to Gratz College, the oldest independent institution of Jewish learning in the United States.