Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

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Valley Road in Melrose Park, January 2013
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Melrose Park
Melrose Park (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°03′42″N75°07′55″W / 40.06167°N 75.13194°W / 40.06167; -75.13194
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFlag of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.png Montgomery
TownshipCheltenham PA township seal.svg Cheltenham
CommissionerDaniel B. Norris
Area
  Total
.660 sq mi (1.71 km2)
Elevation
203 ft (62 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
3,006
  Density4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 215, 267 and 445

Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township on the Philadelphia city line in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.

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SEPTA provides public transportation to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.

Melrose Park is represented by Madeleine Dean in the 4th Congressional District. It is a close-in suburb outside of Philadelphia.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note

The United States Census Bureau defined Melrose Park as a census designated place (CDP) in 2023. [1]

Gratz College

Melrose Park had been home to Gratz College, the oldest independent institution of Jewish learning in the United States. [2] In March 2025, Gratz announced they would be leaving their Melrose Park campus for new facilities in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. "2023 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  2. Genova, Ryan (June 22, 2023). "Great-great-great-niece of Rebecca Gratz, founder of Gratz College, visits Melrose Park for the first time". Glenside Local. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. Genova, Ryan (March 10, 2025). "Gratz College departing Melrose Park campus for Jenkintown". Glenside Local. Retrieved June 7, 2025.