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Norristown

county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Montgomery
Founded by: Issac Norris
Type: Council–manager
Total: 3.60 sq mi (9.33 km )
Land: 3.51 sq mi (9.10 km )
Water: 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
Elevation: 135 ft (41 m)
Density: 10,169.4/sq mi (3,926.44/km )
Demonym: Norristonians
Time zone: UTC-5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( EDT )
Zip codes: 19401, 19403–19409, 19487–19489
Area codes: 610 and 484
Fips code: 42-54656
Website: www .norristown .org

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Norristown is a borough with home rule status and the county seat of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Located along the Schuylkill River, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Philadelphia, Norristown had a population of 45,748 as of the 2020 census. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in the county and second-most populous borough in Pennsylvania.

It is the largest non-township municipality in Montgomery County and is located 49.8 miles (80.1 km) southeast of Allentown and 19.9 miles (32.0 km) northwest of Philadelphia.