Official Name: | Obelisk, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Obelisk |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Upper Frederick |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 335 |
Coordinates: | 40.2881°N -75.5114°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 19492 |
Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1204319 |
Obelisk is an unincorporated community in Upper Frederick Township and Lower Frederick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Obelisk is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 73 and Faust Road.[1]
According to tradition, the community was so named from image of an obelisk in the logo of paper collars sold in the area.[2]