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Amity, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°30′33″N 75°17′10″W / 40.50917°N 75.28611°W / 40.50917; -75.28611
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Amity
Amity is located in Pennsylvania
Amity
Amity
Location of Amity in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Amity is located in the United States
Amity
Amity
Amity (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°30′33″N 75°17′10″W / 40.50917°N 75.28611°W / 40.50917; -75.28611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
TownshipSpringfield
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18951
Area codes215, 267, 445

Amity is an unincorporated community located in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Geography

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Amity is located at the intersection of Old Bethlehem Road and Round House Road at coordinates 40°30′33″N 75°17′10″W / 40.50917°N 75.28611°W / 40.50917; -75.28611 in Springfield Township, just south of Pleasant Valley. The summit of Molasses Hill (elevation 495 feet (151 m) is located approximately 0.79 miles (1.27 km) to the southwest of Amity.[1]

Amity's zip code is 18951, mail is delivered by the Quakertown post office, telephone service area codes are 215, 267 and 445.[2]

Geology

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Amity falls within the watershed of a tributary of Cooks Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed, at an elevation of 479 feet (146 m), and it lies within the Brunswick Formation, bedrock laid down during the Triassic, consisting of mudstone, shale and siltstone.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine The National Map, retrieved 25 March 2019
  2. ^ https://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/pa/bucks/amity.cfm, PA HomeTownLocator, retrieved 23 March 2019
  3. ^ Article title Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources PA Geode, retrieved 25 March 2019