Harleysville, Pennsylvania
| Harleysville, Pennsylvania | |
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 Harleysville Beneficial Association building
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Townships | Franconia, Lower Salford |
| Elevation | 259 ft (78.9 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°16′46″N 75°23′12″W / 40.27944°N 75.38667°WCoordinates: 40°16′46″N 75°23′12″W / 40.27944°N 75.38667°W |
| Area | 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2) |
| - land | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 9,286 (2010) |
| Density | 2,211/sq mi (853.7/km2) |
| Settled | circa-1700 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19438 |
| Area code | 215 & 267 |
 Location of Harleysville in Pennsylvania
Location of Harleysville in Pennsylvania
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Harleysville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, It is a suburb of Philadelphia. The population was 9,286 at the 2010 census. It is located mostly within Lower Salford Township and also in Franconia Township. Harleysville was settled by Pennsylvania Dutch in the 18th century and was named after Samuel Harley.
Harleysville is located at 40°16′46″N 75°23′12″W / 40.27944°N 75.38667°W (40.279549, -75.386745).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.
Route 63 and Route 113 meet in Harleysville and provide access to other routes on the main grid. Interstate 476 is a five-minute drive via 63 from Harleysville to the Lansdale Interchange, on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Harleysville is in the watershed of the Perkiomen Creek (a tributary of the Schuylkill River) and is drained by the Indian Creek and Skippack Creek into the Perkiomen.
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