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Bennetts Corner, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°17′23″N 75°6′2″W / 40.28972°N 75.10056°W / 40.28972; -75.10056
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Bennetts Corner
Populated place
Bennetts Corner is located in Pennsylvania
Bennetts Corner
Bennetts Corner
Bennetts Corner, Doylestown Township
Bennetts Corner is located in the United States
Bennetts Corner
Bennetts Corner
Bennetts Corner (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°17′23″N 75°6′2″W / 40.28972°N 75.10056°W / 40.28972; -75.10056
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Elevation
217 ft (66 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18901
Area codes215, 267, 445

Bennetts Corner is a populated place in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Edison Furlong Road and Pebble Hill Road about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Doylestown.[1]

History

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Bennetts Corner was named from the Bennett family who owned land in the area prior to 1870, and has been known by this name since the mid-1800s.[2]

Geography and statistics

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Bennetts Corner was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1203065, its elevation is listed as 217 feet (66 m). An unnamed tributary of the Neshaminy Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed runs through the village. It is located in the Doylestown (18901) Zip code, and the telephone Area codes 215, 267, and 445.[3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The National Map, retrieved 4 December 2018
  2. ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, Page 22.
  3. ^ "Bennetts Corner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.