Montgomery County
Montgomery County is a county northwest of Philadelphia. It ranges in character from farm country to suburbia. It has a population of over 830,000, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania. The county seat and largest community is Norristown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Norristown and King of Prussia.
Norristown
King of Prussia
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King of Prussia is a suburban community in the greater Philadelphia region of Pennsylvania in Montgomery County. It is northwest of Philadelphia proper.
Pottstown
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Pottstown is a borough of 23,000 people in Montgomery County. This article also covers the nearby communities of Gilbertsville, Limerick, Sassamansville, Royersford and Linfield.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Lansdale and Narberth.
Lansdale
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Lansdale is a town of 16,000 people in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. This article also covers the nearby communities of North Wales, Souderton, Kulpsville, Harleysville, Doylestown, and Montgomeryville.
Narberth
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Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is one of many neighborhoods on the historic Philadelphia Main Line. The population was 4,282 at the 2010 census.
Jenkintown
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Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with National Landmarks, an active arts scene, and shops and restaurants. It is approximately 10 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.
Pennsburg
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Pennsburg is a city in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania This article also covers the nearby communities of Green Lane, Greenville, East Greenville, Macungie, Palm, Spinnerstown, Red Hill, and Quakertown.
Willow Grove
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Willow Grove is a town in the Philadelphia Region of Pennsylvania approximately 12 miles north of Philadelphia. This article also covers the nearby communities of Horsham and Hatboro.
Collegeville
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Collegeville is a city in Montgomery County in Southeastern Pennsylvania about 30 miles from Philadelphia. The large borough is made up mostly of residential neighborhoods, privately owned restaurants, and a small strip of shops.
Audubon
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Audubon is a community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was named for naturalist John James Audubon, who lived there as a young man. The population was 8,400 in 2010.
Fort Washington
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Fort Washington is a community in Upper Dublin Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is considered a suburb of Philadelphia. This article also covers the neighboring communities of Ambler, Spring House, and Flourtown.
Blue Bell
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Blue Bell is in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. This article also covers the neighboring community of Plymouth Meeting.
Kulpsville
Kulpsville is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The population was 8,194 at the 2010 census. It is located in Towamencin Township, which is part of the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale.East Norriton
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East Norriton is a town in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. East Norriton has a rich history that dates back to the 1600s when William Penn included it in one of the early manors called Williamstadt.
Abington Township
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Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to Philadelphia's northern fringe. The population was 58,502 as of the 2020 census, making it the second most populous township in Montgomery County after Lower Merion Township.
Huntingdon Valley
Elkins Park
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Elkins Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships in the northern suburbs outside of Philadelphia, which it borders along Cheltenham Avenue roughly 7 miles from Center City.
Towamencin
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Towamencin Township is a home-rule township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,578 at the 2010 census. It is part of the North Penn School District and the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale.
Montgomery County
- Type: county of Pennsylvania with 800,000 residents
- Description: county in Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Montco”, “Montgomery”, “Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)”, “Montgomery County, PA”, and “Montgomery County, Pennsylvania”
- Neighbors: Bucks County, Chester County, and Delaware County
- Location: Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Montgomery County” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Montgomery County”
- Arabic: “مقاطعة مونتغومري”
- Armenian: “Մոնտգոմերի շրջան”
- Asturian: “condáu de Montgomery”
- Azerbaijani: “Montqomeri”
- Basque: “Montgomery konderria”
- Bavarian: “Montgomery County, Pennsylvania”
- Bavarian: “Montgomery County”
- Bishnupriya: “মন্টগোমেরী কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া”
- Bishnupriya: “মন্টগোমেরী কাউন্টি”
- Bulgarian: “Монтгомъри”
- Catalan: “comtat de Montgomery”
- Cebuano: “Montgomery County”
- Chechen: “Монтгомери”
- Chinese: “Montgomery Kūn”
- Chinese: “蒙哥馬利縣”
- Cornish: “Konteth Montgomery, Pennsylvani”
- Cornish: “Konteth Montgomery”
- Dutch: “Montgomery County”
- Esperanto: “kantono Montgomery”
- Esperanto: “Kantono Montgomery”
- Finnish: “Montgomeryn piirikunta”
- French: “comté de Montgomery”
- French: “Comté de Montgomery”
- Georgian: “მონტგომერის ოლქი”
- German: “Montgomery County”
- Gilaki: “مونتگومری ٚ شأرستان (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “مونتگومری ٚ شأرستان”
- Greek: “κομητεία Μοντγκόμερι”
- Greek: “Κομητεία Μοντγκόμερι”
- Hebrew: “מחוז מונטגומרי”
- Hungarian: “Montgomery megye”
- Irish: “Contae Montgomery, Pennsylvania”
- Irish: “Contae Montgomery”
- Italian: “contea di Montgomery”
- Italian: “Contea di Montgomery”
- Japanese: “モンゴメリー・カウンティ”
- Japanese: “モンゴメリー郡”
- Korean: “몽고메리군”
- Latin: “Montgomery Comitatus”
- Low German: “Montgomery County”
- Mazanderani: “مونتگومری شهرستان”
- Min Dong Chinese: “Montgomery Gông”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Montgomery Kūn”
- Northern Frisian: “Montgomery County”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Montgomery County”
- Norwegian: “Montgomery County”
- Ossetian: “Монтгомери (зылд, Пенсильвани)”
- Ossetian: “Монтгомери”
- Persian: “شهرستان مونتگومری، پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “شهرستان مونتگومری”
- Polish: “Hrabstwo Montgomery”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Montgomery”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Montgomery, Pennsylvania”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Montgomery”
- Russian: “Монтгомери”
- Sardinian: “contea de Montgomery”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Montgomery County”
- Serbian: “Округ Монтгомери”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Montgomery County, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Montgomery County”
- Slovenian: “Montgomery County”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Montgomery”
- Spanish: “Condado de Montgomery (Pensilvania)”
- Spanish: “Condado de Montgomery”
- Swedish: “Montgomery County, Pennsylvania”
- Swedish: “Montgomery County”
- Tatar: “Монтгомери (округ, Пенсильвания)”
- Tatar: “Монтгомери”
- Tumbuka: “Montgomery County”
- Turkish: “Montgomery County, Pa.”
- Turkish: “Montgomery County, PA”
- Turkish: “Montgomery County, Pensilvanya”
- Turkish: “Montgomery County”
- Turkish: “Montgomery ilçesi, Pa.”
- Turkish: “Montgomery ilçesi, PA”
- Turkish: “Montgomery ilçesi, Pensilvanya”
- Turkish: “Montgomery ilçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Монтгомері”
- Ukrainian: “Монтґомері”
- Urdu: “مونٹگمری کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “مونٹگمری کاؤنٹی”
- Venetian: “contea de Montgomery”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Montgomery, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Montgomery”
- Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Montgomery, Pennsylvania”
- Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Montgomery”
- Welsh: “Montgomery County, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “Montgomery County”
- Western Panjabi: “مونٹگومری کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا”
- Western Panjabi: “مونٹگومری کاؤنٹی”
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