๐บ๐ธ East Norriton Township is a township and a place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by the Norristown Area School District.
1History On March 9, 1909, Norriton Township was divided into East Norriton Township and West Norriton Township.
The Barley Sheaf Inn and Old Norriton Presbyterian Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16ย kmยฒ), of which 6.1 square miles (16ย kmยฒ) is land and 0.16% is water. East Norriton was recognised by Business Week as one of the nation's top five Best Affordable Suburbs in 2009. East Norriton is a former farming community 8 miles (13ย km) north-west of Philadelphia's city limits, consisting of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Shopping malls close to East Norriton are the Plymouth Meeting Mall, which is the closest one at 4 miles (6.4ย km) away, and King of Prussia. The township is situated on the US 202 corridor, north of King of Prussia and Norristown. East Norriton has a little league program.
1Transport As of 2018 there were 66.54 miles (107.09ย km) of public roads in East Norriton Township, of which 16.50 miles (26.55ย km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 50.04 miles (80.53ย km) were maintained by the township.
U.S. Route 202 is the only numbered highway directly serving the township. It mostly follows Dekalb Pike along a northeast-southwest alignment across the south-eastern portion of East Norriton. Southbound US 202 breaks off from Dekalb Pike to follow Johnson Highway along the border with Norristown for a short stretch before turning left into Norristown via Markley Street.
SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to East Norriton Township along Route 90, which runs between the Norristown Transportation Center and the Plymouth Meeting Mall; Route 96, which runs between the Norristown Transportation Center and Lansdale; and Route 98, which runs between the Norristown Transportation Center and Blue Bell via the Plymouth Meeting Mall.
1Economy Einstein Medical Center, the major hospital for Montgomery County sits on 87 acres, the former land of Wood's Golf Center
Genuardi's, a division of Safeway Inc., formerly had its headquarters in the township.
1Education The township is in the Norristown Area School District.
Holy Rosary Regional Catholic School in Plymouth Meeting and Plymouth Township is the area Catholic school. It was formed in 2012 by the merger of Our Lady of Victory in East Norriton, Epiphany of Our Lord School in Plymouth Meeting, and St. Titus in East Norriton.
1East Norriton has a population of over 13,590 people. East Norriton also forms part of the wider Montgomery County which has a population of over 856,553 people. East Norriton is situated near Norristown.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities East Norriton has links with:
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๐ต๐น Figueira da Foz 40.151
๐ฆ๐ฒ Vagharshapat 40.173
๐บ๐ธ Washington 40.179
๐บ๐ธ Norristown 40.117
๐บ๐ธ Champaign-Urbana 40.116
๐น๐ท Yฤฑldฤฑrฤฑm 40.11
๐บ๐ธ Greenville 40.1
๐บ๐ธ Upper Darby -75.3
๐บ๐ธ Merion Station -75.253
๐บ๐ธ Lower Merion -75.25
Locations Near: East Norriton -75.3167,40.15
๐บ๐ธ Norristown -75.333,40.117 d: 4
๐บ๐ธ Lansdale -75.283,40.233 d: 9.7
๐บ๐ธ King of Prussia -75.385,40.091 d: 8.8
๐บ๐ธ Merion Station -75.253,40.002 d: 17.3
๐บ๐ธ Lower Merion -75.25,39.983 d: 19.4
๐บ๐ธ Merion -75.25,39.983 d: 19.4
๐บ๐ธ Upper Darby -75.3,39.95 d: 22.3
๐บ๐ธ Media -75.383,39.917 d: 26.6
๐บ๐ธ Doylestown -75.132,40.31 d: 23.7
๐บ๐ธ Philadelphia -75.15,39.95 d: 26.4
Antipodal to: East Norriton 104.683,-40.15
๐ฆ๐บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 18780.5
๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18714.8
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18694.7
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18679.2
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18660.9
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 18660.7
๐ฆ๐บ Wanneroo 115.803,-31.747 d: 18647.9
๐ฆ๐บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 18648.9