Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania Explained

Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bucks
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Milford
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1826
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:18968, 18951
Area Code:215, 267 and 445
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Spinnerstown is a census-designated place[1] in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just northwest of the Quakertown interchange of I-476 with Route 663. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,826 residents.[2]

The community was named for the Spinner family, which settled in 1753.[3] While the village has a PO Box post office with the zip code of 18968, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown zip code of 18951.[4] [5] It is located on the Molasses Creek, which drains via the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek. Milford Township's government centre is located at 2100 Krammes Road, just southeast of the village.

The Spinner House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Climate

Spinnerstown has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 28.8 °F in January to 73.2 °F in July.[6] The local hardiness zone is 6b.

References

  1. Web site: By Decade.
  2. https://www.census.gov/#
  3. Web site: History of Milford Township, Bucks County Pennsylvania . www.milfordtownship.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090711145018/http://www.milfordtownship.org/2009/mt_hist/history.html . 2009-07-11.
  4. Web site: ZIP Code 18968, U.S. ZIP Codes, Spinnerstown PA, Database - Spinnerstown Pennsylvania Map.
  5. Web site: Quakertown Pennsylvania ZIP Code Map Free - HipCodes.com . 2013-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204519/http://hipcodes.com/Pennsylvania/Quakertown/ . 2013-10-29 .
  6. Web site: PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U.

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