Longswamp, Pennsylvania

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This article is about the unincorporated community in Berks County. For the township it is located in, see Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Longswamp, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Longswamp is located in Pennsylvania
Longswamp
Longswamp
Coordinates: 40°29′53″N 75°39′18″W / 40.49806°N 75.65500°W / 40.49806; -75.65500Coordinates: 40°29′53″N 75°39′18″W / 40.49806°N 75.65500°W / 40.49806; -75.65500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipLongswamp
Elevation
502 ft (153 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1179926[1]

Longswamp is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Longswamp is located along State Street southeast of Topton.[2]

History[]

A post office called Longswamp was established in 1822, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community took its name from Longswamp Township.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Longswamp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. Nov 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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