Amityville, Pennsylvania

Summary

Amityville is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, near the borough of Pottstown. It is located on Old Swede Road in Amity Township.

Amityville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Amityville is located in Pennsylvania
Amityville
Amityville
Amityville is located in the United States
Amityville
Amityville
Coordinates: 40°18′00″N 75°44′11″W / 40.30000°N 75.73639°W / 40.30000; -75.73639
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipAmity
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19518
Area codes610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1202972[1]

History edit

The post office Amityville contained was named Athol.[2] The Athol post office was established in 1885.[3]

Notable person edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Amityville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.