Shimpstown, Pennsylvania

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Shimpstown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Shimpstown
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Shimpstown
Coordinates: 39°47′25″N77°53′59″W / 39.79028°N 77.89972°W / 39.79028; -77.89972 Coordinates: 39°47′25″N77°53′59″W / 39.79028°N 77.89972°W / 39.79028; -77.89972
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Township Montgomery
Elevation 610 ft (190 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 17236
Area code(s) 717
GNIS feature ID 1187525 [1]

Shimpstown is an unincorporated community in Montgomery Township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Shimpstown is located on Pennsylvania Route 75 south of Mercersburg. [2]

Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania Township in Pennsylvania, United States

Montgomery Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,116 at the 2010 census, up from 4,949 at the 2000 census.

Franklin County, Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Franklin County is a county located in South Central Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 149,618. Its county seat is Chambersburg.

Pennsylvania State of the United States of America

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.

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