Quincy, Pennsylvania

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Quincy, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Quincy
Coordinates: 39°48′12″N77°34′28″W / 39.80333°N 77.57444°W / 39.80333; -77.57444
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17247 [1]
Area codes 223 & 717
GNIS feature ID1184560 [2] >

Quincy is an unincorporated community in Quincy Township in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [2]

History

A post office has been in operation at Quincy since 1830. [3] Quincy originally was built up chiefly by Germans. [4]

References

  1. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Pennsylvania
  3. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p.  216.
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