Almont is a populated place in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, a half mile or so west of Sellersville.

Almont
Populated place
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Coordinates: 40°21′51″N 75°20′4″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	18960
Area codes	215, 267, 445

History

The area was settled mostly by Pennsylvania Germans in the early 1700s. Early religions were Lutheran from the Old Goshenhoppen parish, Reformed and Mennonite. In 1826 land for the first church was donated by Enos Schlichter, built and shared by the three congregations. In 1868, Jacob Schlichter became the first postmaster and named it Schlichter, the post office was later changed to Almont as well as the community. Mail is now delivered by the Sellersville Post Office.[1][2]

Geography

Almont is located approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of Sellersville, Pennsylvania on Pennsylvania Route 563, and is located within the Sellersville 18960 zip code, and the Pennridge School District.[3]

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