Official Name: | Moselem, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Moselem |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Berks |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Richmond |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 338 |
Coordinates: | 40.5006°N -75.8842°W |
Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1181601 |
Moselem is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moselem is located along Pennsylvania Route 662, east of Maiden Creek.[1]
A post office called Moselem was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] Moselem is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "trout stream".[3]