Shady Grove, Pennsylvania

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Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Shady Grove
Coordinates: 39°46′40″N77°40′07″W / 39.77778°N 77.66861°W / 39.77778; -77.66861
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17256 [1]
Area codes 223 & 717
GNIS feature ID1187301 [2]

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [2]

History

Shady Grove was platted in 1848. [3] A post office has been in operation at Shady Grove since 1852. [4] An old variant spelling was "Shadygrove". [2]

References

  1. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove
  3. ↑ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p.  218.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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