Colebrook, Pennsylvania

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Colebrook, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°14′17″N76°30′40″W / 40.23806°N 76.51111°W / 40.23806; -76.51111
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lebanon
Township South Londonderry
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 717
GNIS feature ID1172180 [1]

Colebrook is an unincorporated community in South Londonderry Township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Colebrook is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 117 and Mount Wilson Road just to the south of Pennsylvania Route 241. [2]

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References

  1. "Colebrook". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]