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Norristown

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Also known as Norristown, Pennsylvania, Norristown, PA

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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Norristown” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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