La Mott is an unincorporated residential community in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders Philadelphia along Cheltenham Avenue.

La Mott Camp Town
Unincorporated community Neighborhood of Cheltenham Township
La Mott, corner of Willow Avenue and Sycamore Avenue. September 2012.
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Coordinates: 40°04′04″N 75°08′26″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Cheltenham
Commissioner	Harvey Portner
Area
• Total	.261 sq mi (0.68 km2)
• Land	.261 sq mi (0.68 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	230 ft (70 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	3,554
• Density	14,000/sq mi (5,300/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Area codes	215, 267 and 445
Website	66.29.137.193
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Official name	Village of La Mott
Designated	June 1973

The name honors Lucretia Mott, who lived here from the 1850s to her death in 1880.[1] Her house, Roadside (demolished in 1911), was a major stop on the Underground Railroad. There are 65 locations in the continental United States named Mott, but this is the only one named "La Mott." La Mott has the ZIP code of 19027.

Formerly known as Camptown (or "Camp Town"), La Mott was the site of Camp William Penn, the first federal training site for black soldiers during the Civil War.

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See also

• Camptown Historic District

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External links

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• Camptown Historic Site Profile

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