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Wycombe, Pennsylvania

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Bucks

GNIS feature ID
  
1191822

Zip code
  
18980

Local time
  
Thursday 10:35 AM

State
  
Pennsylvania

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
58 m

Area code
  
Area codes 215 and 267

Wycombe, Pennsylvania

Township
  
Buckingham and Wrightstown

Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 98% Humidity

Wycombe is an unincorporated community mainly in Wrightstown Township but also in Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in the 1890s when the Northeast Pennsylvania Railroad opened a line through the county, it was called "Lingohocken" (the traditional Indian name of the area) by local residents, but the post office was named "Wycombe" to prevent confusion with the post office in Wingohocken. The Lingohocken Fire Company, located on the edge of town, retains this older name. The New Hope and Ivyland Railroad still owns the rail line through the town, and, having finished restoring the former Reading Company station building in 2011, intends to restore service through Wycombe. They also store some of their original passenger cars last used in the 1970s adjacent to the station.

Map of Wycombe, Wrightstown Township, PA, USA

The Bridge in Buckingham Township, Gen. John Lacey Homestead, and Wycombe Village Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

Wycombe, Pennsylvania Wikipedia


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