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Palm, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°25′41″N 75°31′59″W / 40.42806°N 75.53306°W / 40.42806; -75.53306
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Palm, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Palm Tavern in Palm, Pennsylvania
Palm Tavern in Palm, Pennsylvania
Palm is located in Pennsylvania
Palm
Palm
Coordinates: 40°25′41″N 75°31′59″W / 40.42806°N 75.53306°W / 40.42806; -75.53306
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
TownshipUpper Hanover
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18070
Area code(s)215, 267, and 445
GNIS feature ID1183219[1]

Palm is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies along Pennsylvania Route 29 between Hereford and East Greenville at latitude 40.4281539 longitude −75.5329608.[2] It is located in Upper Hanover Township and the ZIP Code is 18070.[3]

Hosensack Creek flows from the northeast into the Perkiomen Creek (which flows through Palm) and forms the natural southern boundary of the village. The area south of the Hosensack Creek is served by the East Greenville post office with the ZIP Code of 18041.

Palm is the site of one of the five remaining Schwenkfelder Churches in the United States,[4] and it is the birthplace of science fiction writer, publisher, and minister Lloyd Arthur Eshbach.

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References

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  1. ^ "Palm". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geographical Names Index listing
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup 18070
  4. ^ Palm Schwenkfelder Church website