Wrightstown, Pennsylvania

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Wrightstown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Wrightstown
Coordinates: 40°16′0″N74°59′0″W / 40.26667°N 74.98333°W / 40.26667; -74.98333 Coordinates: 40°16′0″N74°59′0″W / 40.26667°N 74.98333°W / 40.26667; -74.98333
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Wrightstown
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 215, 267, and 445
GNIS feature ID1204999 [1]

Wrightstown is an unincorporated community in Wrightstown Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Wrightstown is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 413 and Worthington Mill Road/Wrightstown Road. [2]

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References

  1. "Wrightstown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 3037. § D8. ISBN   0-87530-774-4.