Secane, Pennsylvania

Secane, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Secane Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°54′50″N 75°18′08″W / 39.91389°N 75.30222°W / 39.91389; -75.30222Coordinates: 39°54′50″N 75°18′08″W / 39.91389°N 75.30222°W / 39.91389; -75.30222
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Townships	Upper Darby, Ridley
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19018
Area code(s)	610 and 484

Secane is a small community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in two school districts, Upper Darby and Ridley School District. It is located between Primos and Morton and is one of the stops on SEPTA's Media/Elwyn Line, which runs to/from Philadelphia and Elwyn. The train stop was built in 1871 and has the words "Spring Hill" inscribed into the cornerstone of the building. Spring Hill was the name of Secane before it changed to Secane because of the springs that run under the ground. Because of these springs most of the houses in Secane do not have basements.

Cornerstone of Secane train station

Secane was the name of a Native American chief who sold the area to Benjamin Franklin for supplies. According to former Philadelphia 76ers owner Pat Croce, he and his wife lived there for a short period of time. Three main roads run through the town, Providence Road, South Avenue and Franklin Avenue, which leads to Kedron Avenue (Route 420). Secane has a population of almost 1000 and was farmland before it was developed into a residential area in the 20th century. It is divided between the municipalities of Ridley Township, Pennsylvania and Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania and is often confused with Clifton Heights, PA because the two share the same the zip code. Secane is also home to Primos Secane Swim Club, which is named after the two townships it represents.

Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Founded 1736
Communities	Aronimink Beverly Hills Bywood Drexel Hill Drexel Park Highland Park Llanerch Hills Kellyville Kirklyn Oakview Primos Secane Stonehurst Westbrook Park
Education	Upper Darby School District Upper Darby High School Monsignor Bonner High School Archbishop Prendergast High School Delaware County Community College
Historic Sites	Lower Swedish Cabin Collen Brook Farm Tower Theater
Infrastructure	Market–Frankford Line Media/Elwyn Line Norristown High Speed Line SEPTA Routes 101 and 102
Regional Rail Stations	Primos Secane Fernwood-Yeadon
Trolley/Subway Station	69th Street Transportation Center Parkview Fairfield Avenue Walnut Street Avon Road Hilltop Road Beverly Boulevard Congress Avenue Lansdowne Avenue Drexel Park Irvington Road Drexel Hill Junction Garrettford Drexel Manor Marshall Road Creek Road Huey Avenue School Lane Aronimink Anderson Avenue Drexelbrook Drexeline

Municipalities and communities of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Media
City	Chester
Boroughs	Aldan Brookhaven Chester Heights Clifton Heights Collingdale Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden Lansdowne Marcus Hook Media Millbourne Morton Norwood Parkside Prospect Park Ridley Park Rose Valley Rutledge Sharon Hill Swarthmore Trainer Upland Yeadon
Townships	Aston Bethel Chadds Ford Chester Concord Darby Edgmont Haverford Lower Chichester Marple Middletown Nether Providence Newtown Radnor Ridley Springfield Thornbury Tinicum Upper Chichester Upper Darby Upper Providence
CDPs	Ardmore‡ Boothwyn Broomall Cheyney University‡ Drexel Hill Folsom Haverford College‡ Lima Linwood Village Green-Green Ridge Woodlyn
Unincorporated communities	Beaver Valley‡ Booths Corner Bortondale Bowling Green Chelsea Chichester Concordville Crum Lynne Elwyn Garden City Garnet Valley Garrett Hill Glen Mills Glen Riddle Gradyville Haverford‡ Havertown Holmes Lenni Llanerch Moylan Painters Crossing Radnor Riddlewood Rosemont‡ Secane South Media St. Davids Strafford‡ Thornton Villanova‡ Wallingford Wawa Wayne‡ Wyola
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties