Elwyn, Pennsylvania

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Elwyn, Pennsylvania
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Elwyn
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Elwyn
Elwyn (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°54′28″N75°24′37″W / 39.90778°N 75.41028°W / 39.90778; -75.41028
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Delaware
Township Middletown
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19063
Area codes 610 and 484

Elwyn is an unincorporated community located in Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Elwyn has a latitude of 39.907N, longitude of -75.41W and a mean elevation of 253 feet above sea level.

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Elwyn is home to Elwyn Inc., a facility caring for the needs of the developmentally disabled and disadvantaged.

Elwyn is named for Dr. Alfred L. Elwyn, a physician who founded The Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-minded Children in 1852 with teacher James B. Richards. [1]

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References

  1. Ashmeade, Henry Graham (1884). History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co. pp.  625–628. Retrieved June 15, 2017.