Quakertown, Delaware

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Quakertown, Delaware
Prettymanville
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Quakertown
Coordinates: 38°45′19″N75°09′34″W / 38.75528°N 75.15944°W / 38.75528; -75.15944 Coordinates: 38°45′19″N75°09′34″W / 38.75528°N 75.15944°W / 38.75528; -75.15944
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID214506 [1]

Quakertown (also known as Prettymanville) is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Quakertown is located on U.S. Route 9 Business, southwest of Lewes. [2]

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References

  1. "Quakertown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.