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Monocacy Station is an unincorporated community in Amity Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Monocacy Station is located along North Main Street to the north of the Schuylkill River and east of Birdsboro.[2] Monocacy Station previously had a post office with a ZIP code of 19542; however, this ZIP code was retired in 2016 and the community is now served by the Douglassville ZIP code of 19518.[3]

Monocacy Station, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Monocacy Station
Coordinates: 40°15′42″N 75°46′02″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipAmity
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19518
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID2488647[1]

The community takes its name from Monocacy Creek, which is a Native American name purported to mean "stream with several big bends".[4]


References


  1. "Monocacy Station". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Berks County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. Zandi, Karl (February 2016). "Geography Note: U.S. - ZIP Code Update". Moody's Analytics. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.


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