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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Quincy, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Quincy is located in PennsylvaniaQuincyQuincy
Coordinates: 39°48′12″N 77°34′28″W / 39.80333°N 77.57444°W / 39.80333; -77.57444
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
Elevation709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code17247
Area code(s)223 & 717
GNIS feature ID1184560>

Quincy is an unincorporated community in Quincy Township in southeastern Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History

A post office has been in operation at Quincy since 1830. Quincy originally was built up chiefly by Germans.

References

  1. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quincy, Pennsylvania
  3. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  4. M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 216.
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Chambersburg
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