Jerseytown, Pennsylvania
| Jerseytown, Pennsylvania | |
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| Census-designated place | |
View of Jerseytown
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 Location within Columbia County |
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| Coordinates: 41°5′15″N 76°34′53″W / 41.08750°N 76.58139°WCoordinates: 41°5′15″N 76°34′53″W / 41.08750°N 76.58139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Columbia |
| Township | Madison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 625 ft (191 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 184 |
| • Density | 254/sq mi (98.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 17815 |
| FIPS code | 42-38152 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1178061 |
Jerseytown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madison Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 184 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg–Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Jerseytown area was first bought by the Welliver family in 1785. A tannery was built in Jerseytown in 1826.
Jerseytown is located in western Columbia County at 41°5′15″N 76°34′53″W / 41.08750°N 76.58139°W (41.087459, -76.581405), near the center of Madison Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), all of it land.
Jerseytown is served by Pennsylvania Route 254 and Pennsylvania Route 44. PA 254 leads northeast 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Millville and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to Milton, while PA 44 leads southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Bloomsburg, the Columbia County seat, and northwest/west 11 miles (18 km) to Turbotville. Jerseytown is mostly farmland with some forest.
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