Cheltenham, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.
Cheltenham
Unincorporated community
Neighborhood of Cheltenham Township
Rowland House, ca. 1774
Motto: The Pride of the East Side
Nickname: The Village
Country  United States of America
State  Pennsylvania
County Montgomery
Township Cheltenham
Elevation 125 ft (38.1 m)
Coordinates 40°3′39″N 75°5′39″W / 40.06083°N 75.09417°W / 40.06083; -75.09417Coordinates: 40°3′39″N 75°5′39″W / 40.06083°N 75.09417°W / 40.06083; -75.09417
Area 0.707 sq mi (1.8 km2)
 - land 0.707 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 4,810 (2010)
Density 6,803.4 / sq mi (2,626.8 / km2)
Timezone Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)
ZIP Code 19012
Area code 215 and 267
Commissioner Charles D. McKeown, Sr.
GNIS feature ID 1203254[1]
Location of Cheltenham in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Cheltenham is an unincorporated community in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a zip code of 19012. It located directly over the city line (Cheltenham Avenue) of Philadelphia. It also borders Northeast Philadelphia over the Fox Chase Line on the East and over Cottman Avenue (PA 73) on the North side.

By the mid-1980s many Korean-Americans moved out of Logan and moved into Cheltenham and other communities.[2]

Cheltenham is represented by Brendan Boyle in the 13th Congressional District.

As of 2016 Taiwanese airline EVA Air provides a private bus service to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City for customers based in the Philadelphia area. It stops in Cheltenham.[3]

References

  1. "Cheltenham, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Kaufman, Marc. "'Koreatown': From Logan Into Olney." The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 13, 1986. 1. Retrieved on July 31, 2011.
  3. "Service to Connect PA & NJ." EVA Air. Retrieved on February 29, 2016.


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