Quincy, Pennsylvania
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Quincy, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 39°48′12″N 77°34′28″W / 39.80333°N 77.57444°WCoordinates: 39°48′12″N 77°34′28″W / 39.80333°N 77.57444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Franklin |
Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 17247[1] |
Area code(s) | 223 & 717 |
GNIS feature ID | 1184560[2]> |
Quincy is an unincorporated community in Quincy Township in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[2]
History
A post office has been in operation at Quincy since 1830.[3] Quincy originally was built up chiefly by Germans.[4]
References
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 216.
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