Equinunk, Pennsylvania

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Equinunk, Pennsylvania
Village of Equinunk
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Equinunk
Equinunk (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°51′21″N75°13′26″W / 41.85583°N 75.22389°W / 41.85583; -75.22389 Coordinates: 41°51′21″N75°13′26″W / 41.85583°N 75.22389°W / 41.85583; -75.22389
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
U.S. Congressional District PA-8
School District Wayne Highlands
Region I
County Wayne
Magisterial District 22-3-04 [1]
Townships Buckingham
Manchester
Founded byIsaiah Scudder [2]
Elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
ZIP code
18417
Area code 570
GNIS feature ID1174297 [3]
FIPS code 42-127-09824 [4] -23848 [3]
Major RoadsPA-191.svg PA 191 (Hancock Highway) Hancock, NY
Waterways Delaware River, Equinunk Creek

Equinunk is a village in Buckingham and Manchester Townships in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community's name is pronounced EE-kwi-nunk.

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References

  1. "District Magistrate". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 234.
  3. 1 2 "Equinunk". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Buckingham Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved 2009-01-31.[ dead link ]