Amityville, Pennsylvania

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Amityville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Amityville
Coordinates: 40°18′00″N75°44′11″W / 40.30000°N 75.73639°W / 40.30000; -75.73639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Berks
Township Amity
Elevation
331 ft (101 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19518
Area codes 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1202972 [1]

Amityville is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, near the borough of Pottstown. It is located on Old Swede Road in Amity Township.

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History

The post office Amityville contained was named Athol. [2] The Athol post office was established in 1885. [3]

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References

  1. "Amityville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. "Berks County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 1, 2015.