North Wales, PA
| Borough of North Wales | |
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Former Weingartner Cigar Factory on Walnut Street
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 Location of North Wales in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. |
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| Coordinates: 40°12′39″N 75°16′30″W / 40.21083°N 75.27500°WCoordinates: 40°12′39″N 75°16′30″W / 40.21083°N 75.27500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Incorporated | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Gregory D'Angelo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,229 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,242 |
| • Density | 5,523.00/sq mi (2,131.81/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 19436, 19454, 19455, 19477 |
| Area code(s) | 215 and 267 (215 Exchanges: 616,652,661,699,998) (267 Exchange: 305) |
| FIPS code | 42-55512 |
| Website | www |
North Wales is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Philadelphia, and is one of the three historic population centers that make up the North Penn Valley, which is centered around the borough of Lansdale. The population was 3,229 at the 2010 census.
Like many small boroughs in Pennsylvania, North Wales is at "build out", meaning that its boundaries have not kept up with population growth. Summarily, many businesses and residences with North Wales addresses are located in outlying townships that were never annexed by the borough, such as the Montgomery Mall in Montgomery Township. North Wales is in the North Penn School District.
North Wales is located at 40°12′39″N 75°16′30″W / 40.21083°N 75.27500°W (40.210703, -75.274994).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
As its name suggests, North Wales was settled by Welsh immigrants who named it after North Wales in Wales (for more on Welsh settlements in colonial Pennsylvania, see "Welsh Tract"). Part of a 1702 William Penn land grant, this rich farming country was given the name "Gwynedd" for the homeland of the earliest settlers and it began as a pastoral village in agricultural Gwynedd Township.
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