Cressona, Pennsylvania

Cressona, Pennsylvania
Borough
Pottsville Street in Cressona
Pottsville Street in Cressona
Nickname: 
C-Town
Location of Cressona in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Location of Cressona in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Cressona is located in Pennsylvania
Cressona
Cressona
Location of Cressona in Pennsylvania
Cressona is located in the United States
Cressona
Cressona
Cressona (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°37′49″N 76°11′35″W / 40.63028°N 76.19306°W / 40.63028; -76.19306
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
Settled1847
Incorporated1857
Government
 • TypeBorough Council
Area
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
541 ft (165 m)
Population
 • Total1,601
 • Density1,604.21/sq mi (619.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
17929
Area code(s)570 and 272
FIPS code42-17152

Cressona is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1857 from part of North Manheim Township, it was founded by and named for John Chapman Cresson, a Philadelphia civil engineer and manager of the Schuylkill Navigation Company, president of the Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad, and the chief engineer of Fairmount Park in Philadelphia.

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