Lower Merion Township

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Lower Merion Township is a suburban municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, known for its affluent residential communities, historic neighborhoods, and proximity to Philadelphia.


Statements (59)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
township
borders City of Philadelphia
contains Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Merion Station, Pennsylvania
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Penn Valley, Pennsylvania
Rosemont, Pennsylvania
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
country United States
county Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
governmentType home rule township
hasAreaCode 484
610
835
hasCollege Haverford College (adjacent/partly associated)
Saint Joseph's University (portion)
hasHighSchool Harriton High School
Lower Merion High School
hasHistoricSite Bala Cynwyd Historic District
Gladwyne Historic District
Merion Friends Meeting House
hasMotto A First-Class Township
hasNotableResident Kobe Bryant
hasPark Ashbridge Memorial Park
Belmont Hills Park
Flat Rock Park
hasPoliceDepartment Lower Merion Township Police Department
hasPublicLibrarySystem Lower Merion Library System
hasSportsFacility Lower Merion High School Kobe Bryant Gymnasium
hasZIPCode 19003
19004
19010
19035
19041
19066
19072
19085
19096
isSuburbanOf Philadelphia
knownFor affluent residential communities
high property values
historic neighborhoods
strong public school system
locatedIn Main Line, Pennsylvania
locatedNear Philadelphia
partOf Philadelphia Main Line
schoolDistrict Lower Merion School District
servedBy SEPTA Regional Rail
SEPTA bus routes
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 76 NERFINISHED
Schuylkill River
U.S. Route 30 (Lancaster Avenue)

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania ("Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania")
adjacentTo
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ("Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania")
contains
Haverford, Pennsylvania ("Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners")
governedBy
Lower Merion Township ("Lower Merion Township Police Department")
hasPoliceDepartment
Haverford, Pennsylvania ("Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania")
partOf
Philadelphia city line ("Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania")
separates
Cynwyd Line
servesArea

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