Official Name: | Monocacy Station, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Monocacy Station |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Berks |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Amity |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 164 |
Coordinates: | 40.2617°N -75.7672°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 19518 |
Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2488647 |
Monocacy Station is an unincorporated community that is located in Amity Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
This community takes its name from Monocacy Creek, which is a Native American name purported to mean "stream with several big bends".[1]
Monocacy Station is located on North Main Street to the north of the Schuylkill River and east of Birdsboro.[2] Monocacy Station previously had a post office with a ZIP code of 19542; however, this ZIP code was retired in 2016 and the community is now served by the Douglassville ZIP code of 19518.[3]