Official Name: | Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Moselem Springs |
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: | 423 |
Coordinates: | 40.4856°N -75.8386°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 19522 |
Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1181604 |
Moselem Springs is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the roundabout junction of Pennsylvania Route 662 (Moselem Springs Road) and U.S. Highway 222 in Richmond Township.
Buildings in the area include the Richmond Township Municipal Building, Lehigh Valley Health Network's Health Center at Moselem Springs in a historic inn constructed circa 1852, and the former Richmond Elementary School. The place name comes from the Unami-Len'api term Masch'il'am'ek, which means "trout."[1] In Minsi-Len'api "trout" is Mesch'ila'meek.[2]