Melrose Park | |
Unincorporated community Neighborhood of Cheltenham Township |
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Valley Road in Melrose Park, January 2013
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Country | United States of America |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Montgomery |
Township | Cheltenham |
Elevation | 203 ft (61.9 m) |
Coordinates | 40°03′42″N 75°07′55″W / 40.06167°N 75.13194°WCoordinates: 40°03′42″N 75°07′55″W / 40.06167°N 75.13194°W |
Area | .660 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
Population | 3,006 (2010) |
Density | 4,554.5/sq mi (1,758.5/km2) |
Commissioner | Daniel B. Norris |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code | 215 |
Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania on the Philadelphia city line. It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority provides public transportation is to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.
Melrose Park is represented by Brendan Boyle in the 13th Congressional District. It is a close-in suburb of Philadelphia.
Melrose Park is home to Gratz College, the oldest independent institution of Jewish learning in the United States.
Melrose Avenue.
St. John's Lutheran Church in Melrose Park.
Congregation Adath Jeshurun.
Perelman Jewish Day School.