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Coordinates: 40°0808N 75°0741W / 40.13556°N 75.12806°W / 40.13556; -75.12806
 

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Crestmont, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Crestmont Park
Crestmont Park
Crestmont is located in Pennsylvania
Crestmont

Crestmont

Crestmont is located in the United States
Crestmont

Crestmont

Coordinates: 40°08′08N 75°07′41W / 40.13556°N 75.12806°W / 40.13556; -75.12806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
TownshipAbington
Elevation
348 ft (106 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19090
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445
GNIS feature ID1192311[1]

Crestmont is an unincorporated communityinAbington TownshipinMontgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Crestmont is located at the intersection of Easton Road and Old Welsh Road, southwest of Willow Grove.[2] The community is served by the Crestmont station along SEPTA Regional Rail's Warminster Line. Crestmont uses the Willow Grove ZIP code of 19090.[3]

Crestmont Park is located in Crestmont at Old Welsh Road at Reservoir Avenue across from the Willow Grove Park Mall.[3] The 19.4-acre park, which is owned by Abington Parks & Recreation, consists of basketball and tennis courts, a softball field, ice skating area, swimming pool, and playground.[4]

Crestmont is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Abington Township. The population is largely composed of African Americans.[citation needed]

The Montgomery County Housing Authority operates the Crest Manor public housing community in the Crestmont neighborhood.[5]

History[edit]

According to the Abington Township Police Department, Crestmont saw a rise in crime in the 1980s due to the crack epidemic.[6][better source needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Crestmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  • ^ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  • ^ a b Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Map) (18th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. ISBN 0-87530-775-2.
  • ^ "Parks & Facilities". Abington Township. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  • ^ "Public Housing (General Occupancy)". Montgomery County Housing Authority. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  • ^ "Herman Goldstein Excellence in Problem-Solving Award Submission - "Crestmont Community Policing"" (PDF). Abington Township Police Department. July 15, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crestmont,_Pennsylvania&oldid=1192260551"

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