Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania

Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place

Spinnerstown Hotel. Corner of Spinnerstown and Sleepy Hollow Rds.

Location of Spinnerstown in Bucks County
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Milford
Population (2010)
  Total 1,826
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 18968
Area code(s) 215 and 267

Spinnerstown is a census-designated place[1] in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It is located just NW of the Quakertown interchange of I-476 with Route 663. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,826 residents.[2]

The community was named for the Spinner family which settled in 1753.[3] While the village has a PO Box post office with the zip code of 18968, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown zip code of 18951.[4][5] It is located on the Molasses Creek, which drains via the Unami Creek into the Perkiomen Creek. Milford Township's government centre is located at 2100 Krammes Road just SE of the village.

The Spinner House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[6]

References

  1. http://www.census.gov/2010census/
  2. http://www.census.gov/#
  3. http://www.milfordtownship.org/2009/mt_hist/history.html
  4. http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/18968/zip-code-18968.asp
  5. http://www.hipcodes.com/Pennsylvania/Quakertown/
  6. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

Coordinates: 40°26′20″N 75°26′14″W / 40.43889°N 75.43722°W / 40.43889; -75.43722


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