Merion, PA
| Merion Station | |
| Merion, Merion Park | |
| Unincorporated community | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Township | Lower Merion |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71.0 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°59′36″N 75°15′04″W / 39.99333°N 75.25111°WCoordinates: 39°59′36″N 75°15′04″W / 39.99333°N 75.25111°W |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19066 |
| Area code | 610 and 484 |
 Location of Merion Station in Pennsylvania
Location of Merion Station in Pennsylvania
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Merion Station – is the formal name of an unincorporated community in 19066 in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Merion Station and locally named Merion and Merion Park share the same zip code. Locals commonly understand that Merion Station is the neighborhood within walking distance to the Merion Train Station, Merion Park is the neighborhood near General Wayne Park and all other locations within 19066 are simply referred to as Merion.
One of the towns that make up the storied Philadelphia Main Line, it is contiguous to the Overbrook and Overbrook Park neighborhoods of City of Philadelphia and is also bordered by Lower Merion Township's unincorporated communities of Wynnewood and Bala Cynwyd, and the borough of Narberth.
Merion Meeting House was built at the present intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Meetinghouse Lane in 1695 by Welsh settlers.
The General Wayne Inn and Merion Friends Meeting House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Merion Friends Meeting House is also a National Historic Landmark.
The community was named after Merionethshire, Wales, the native home of a large share of the first settlers. Merion is often referred to as "Merion Station," as this is the place name that the United States Postal Service recommends using in order to distinguish Merion from other areas in Pennsylvania with similar names. However, the historical name of the town, used by historical figures such as Theodore Roosevelt, is Merion.
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