Roxbury, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 40°6′37″N77°39′43″W / 40.11028°N 77.66194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Franklin |
Township | Lurgan |
Elevation | 748 ft (228 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 17251 |
Area code | 717 |
GNIS feature ID | 1185584 [1] |
Roxbury is an unincorporated community located off the Blue Mountain exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] Route 641 and Route 997 meet there.
Roxbury was laid out circa 1778. [2] A post office called Roxbury has been in operation since 1822. [3]
• Carl Cover, (1893-1944) aviation pioneer
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