Longswamp, Pennsylvania

This article is about the unincorporated community in Berks County. For the township it is located in, see Longswamp Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Longswamp, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Westbound State Street in Longswamp
Longswamp
Coordinates: 40°29′53″N75°39′18″W / 40.49806°N 75.65500°W / 40.49806; -75.65500
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Berks
Township	Longswamp
Elevation	502 ft (153 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1179926 [1]

Longswamp is an unincorporated community in Longswamp Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Longswamp is located along State Street southeast of Topton. ^[2]

History

A post office called Longswamp was established in 1822, and remained in operation until 1906. ^[3] The community took its name from Longswamp Township. ^[4]

References

1. "Longswamp". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map" (PDF). PennDOT (FTP). 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2013.^{[dead ftp link]}(To view documents see Help:FTP)
3. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
4. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.