Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 76°02′10″W / 40.85167°N 76.03611°W / 40.85167; -76.03611

Quakake, Pennsylvania

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Quakake, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Quakake is located in Pennsylvania
Quakake
Quakake
Quakake is located in the United States
Quakake
Quakake
Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 76°02′10″W / 40.85167°N 76.03611°W / 40.85167; -76.03611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountySchuylkill
TownshipRush
Elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18245
Area code570
GNIS feature ID1184516[1]

Quakake is an unincorporated community that is located in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2]

History

Quakake sign on PA Route 54 near the intersection with Marian Avenue

Quakake is a Native American name purported to mean "pine lands".[3]

Demographics

The Quakake ZIP Code 18245 covers 3.61 sq mi (9.3 km2), a population of 348 and 158 housing units, 141 of them occupied. The community is in Area Code 570, served by the 467 exchange.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Quakake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Quakake populated place profile". Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8.
  4. ^ "American Fact Finder, 18245". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "18245". United States Zip Codes. Retrieved August 6, 2016. Note that this is not an official USPS website, but it includes a map.

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