King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Kingdom of Prussia.
For other uses, see King of Prussia (disambiguation).

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
Main Street at King of Prussia Town Center
Main Street at King of Prussia Town Center
KOP sign
KOP sign
King of Prussia mall
King of Prussia mall
King of Prussia Inn, a local tavern
King of Prussia Inn, a local tavern
Valley Forge Casino Resort
Nickname: 
KOP
King of Prussia is located in Pennsylvania
King of Prussia
King of Prussia
Location of King of Prussia in Pennsylvania
King of Prussia is located in the United States
King of Prussia
King of Prussia
King of Prussia (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°05′21″N 75°23′46″W / 40.08917°N 75.39611°W / 40.08917; -75.39611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
TownshipUpper Merion
Founded1719
Named forKing of Prussia Inn
Area
[1]
 • Total8.66 sq mi (22.44 km2)
 • Land8.49 sq mi (22.00 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total24,695
 • Density2,907.00/sq mi (1,122.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19406
Area codes610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1178473[3]

King of Prussia (also KOP)[4] is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community took its unusual name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after King Frederick the Great of Prussia. King of Prussia is considered to be an edge city of Philadelphia, consisting of large amounts of retail and office space situated at the convergence of four highways.

King of Prussia is located 35 miles (56 km) south of Allentown and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It is considered part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,028.

King of Prussia mall is the third-largest shopping mall in the US. The headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I and American Baptist Churches USA are located in King of Prussia.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "King of Prussia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Huber, Robert (March 2017). "The Promised Land?". Philadelphia Magazine. pp. 76–79, 128–134.