West Penn Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
| West Penn Township, Pennsylvania | |
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West Penn Township War Memorial.
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 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Highlighting West Penn Township |
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 Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Schuylkill |
| Settled | 1756 |
| Incorporated | 1811 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.2 sq mi (151 km2) |
| • Land | 58.0 sq mi (150 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,442 |
| • Density | 77/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 17960, 18211, 18252 |
| Area code(s) |
570 Exchange: 386 610 Exchange: 377 |
570 Exchange: 386
West Penn Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,442 in the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.2 square miles (150.7 km²), of which, 58.0 square miles (150.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (0.38%) is water. It extends from Blue Mountain in the south to the border of Tamaqua in the north and from the Carbon County border in the east to the Little Schuylkill River in the west, which drains a part of its area. A sizable portion of West Penn is drained into the Lehigh River via the Mahoning and Lizard Creeks, which both originate in the township. West Penn is the largest township in Schuylkill County.
The numbered state routes of West Penn are 309, 443, and 895. West Penn is served by the Mahoning Valley Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension, which passes through neighboring Mahoning Township. Its villages include Andreas (pronounced AN-dreez) and also in Carbon County), Clamtown, Dorset, Kepner (also in East Brunswick,) Leibeyville, Longacre, Mahoning Valley (also in Mahoning Township), Mantzville (pronounced MONTZ-ville), Millers, Snyders, and South Tamaqua.
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