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.
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.