Haverford, Pennsylvania | |
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 Haverford post office and Haverford Square shopping center | |
  Haverford, Pennsylvania Location of Haverford in Pennsylvania  Haverford, Pennsylvania Haverford, Pennsylvania (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′47″N 75°17′40″W / 40.01306°N 75.29444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Delaware/Montgomery |
| Townships | Haverford/Lower Merion |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3.3 sq mi (9 km2) |
| Elevation | 318 ft (97 m) |
| Population (2010 US Census) | |
| • Total | 6,248 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19083 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1176657[1] |
Haverford is an unincorporated community located in both Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, and Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) opened Haverford Station in 1880 on their Main Line west out of Broad Street Station (now Suburban Station) in Philadelphia. Haverford sits at milepost 9.17.
Haverford borders the unincorporated portion of Haverford Township called "Havertown," as well as the unincorporated communities of Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Ardmore, Wynnewood, and a small portion of Broomall.
Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK.[2][3]
Today, Haverford is most notable for being the site of Haverford College and one of the United States' oldest country clubs, the Merion Cricket Club.
Major roads in Haverford include Lancaster Avenue (US 30/Lincoln Highway), Montgomery Avenue, Haverford Road, and I-476 (Blue Route).
- ^ "Haverford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 152.
- ^ Espenshade, A. Howry (1925). Pennsylvania place names. State College, PA: The Pennsylvania State College. p. 245.