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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Shady Grove, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Shady Grove is located in PennsylvaniaShady GroveShady Grove
Coordinates: 39°46′40″N 77°40′07″W / 39.77778°N 77.66861°W / 39.77778; -77.66861
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFranklin
Elevation794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code17256
Area code(s)223 & 717
GNIS feature ID1187301

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History

Shady Grove was platted in 1848. A post office has been in operation at Shady Grove since 1852. An old variant spelling was "Shadygrove".

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: Shady Grove
  3. M'Cauley, I. H. (1878). Historical Sketch of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Patriot. p. 218.
  4. "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Chambersburg
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