Melrose Park, Pennsylvania Explained

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.

Gratz College

Melrose Park is home to Gratz College, the oldest independent institution of Jewish learning in the United States.

Notable people