Best Station, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Best Station is an exurban unincorporated community in northern Lehigh County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] It is located in Washington Township.
Best Station is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
History
A post office called Best was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1914.[2] The name was selected to promote the place as the "best" station around.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Best Station, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Lehigh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Allentown
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- Allentown
- Bethlehem‡
- Alburtis
- Catasauqua
- Coopersburg
- Coplay
- Emmaus
- Fountain Hill
- Macungie
- Slatington
communities
- Balliettsville
- Best Station
- Center Valley
- Colesville‡
- Eagle Point
- East Texas
- Emerald
- Fogelsville
- Friedensville
- Gauff Hill
- Germansville
- Hensingersville‡
- Hosensack
- Ironton
- Jacksonville
- Kuhnsville
- Lanark
- Limeport
- Locust Valley
- Lynnport
- Mickleys
- Neffs
- New Smithville
- Old Zionsville
- Orefield
- Pleasant Corners
- Powder Valley
- Scherersville
- Schoenersville‡
- Shimerville
- Sigmund
- Summit Lawn
- Vera Cruz
- Walbert
- Wanamakers
- Werleys Corner
- West Catasauqua
- Zionsville
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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