Zionsville, Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia
Zionsville is a village mostly in Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, and also in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
. Its zip code
is 18092. The West Branch Hosensack Creek forms its natural SE boundary and drains it via the Hosensack Creek to the Perkiomen Creek
in Palm.
. Students in grades 9-12 attend Emmaus High School
. Students in grades six through eight attend either Eyer Middle School
or Lower Macungie Middle School
. Towards the end of the village in Lower Milford, students attend Southern Lehigh School District
. Students in grades 9-12 attend Southern Lehigh High School
. It is also home to the historic Dillingersville Union School and Church
, first built in 1735. http://www.kerchner.com/dillingersvilleschool/history.htm
once maintained a hematite
mine in Zionsville, which was served by the north-to-south Perkiomen Branch of the Reading Railroad
. This line remains active north from Pennsburg to Emmaus.
residents. The residents of the zip code 18092 have since been served by the Hereford
Post Office, but allowed to maintain the use of "Zionsville 18092" as a legal part of their addresses. Zionsville PO Box customers have been hosted by the Old Zionsville
Post Office while packages and certified mail that have to be signed for must be picked up in Hereford. http://articles.mcall.com/2009-01-21/news/4292201_1_postal-service-postal-officials-office-boxeshttp://articles.mcall.com/2010-10-08/news/mc-zionsville-post-office-complaints-20101008_1_zionsville-post-office-hereford-township-postal-service
United States
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. Its zip code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 18092. The West Branch Hosensack Creek forms its natural SE boundary and drains it via the Hosensack Creek to the Perkiomen Creek
Perkiomen Creek
Perkiomen Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania in the United States.Perkiomen Creek begins in Hereford Township, Berks County, initially flows eastward into Upper Milford Township, Lehigh County, and turns southward to reenter...
in Palm.
Education
Zionsville is part of the East Penn School DistrictEast Penn School District
The East Penn School District is a public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Originally known as the East Penn Union School District, the district was established in 1952...
. Students in grades 9-12 attend Emmaus High School
Emmaus High School
Emmaus High School is a public high school located in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 in Pennsylvania's East Penn School District in the Lehigh Valley region of the state....
. Students in grades six through eight attend either Eyer Middle School
Eyer Middle School
Eyer Middle School is a public middle school located in Macungie, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located at 5616 Buckeye Road, on the Macungie side of Buckeye Road, which connects Macungie with west-side Emmaus.The school is part of the East...
or Lower Macungie Middle School
Lower Macungie Middle School
Lower Macungie Middle School is a public middle school located in Macungie, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located at 6299 Lower Macungie Road in Macungie....
. Towards the end of the village in Lower Milford, students attend Southern Lehigh School District
Southern Lehigh School District
Southern Lehigh School District is a public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It serves the borough of Coopersburg and Lower Milford and Upper Saucon Townships. The district has three elementary schools with students from k-3. The Intermediate School,...
. Students in grades 9-12 attend Southern Lehigh High School
Southern Lehigh High School
Southern Lehigh High School is a four-year public high school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only high school in the Southern Lehigh School District....
. It is also home to the historic Dillingersville Union School and Church
Dillingersville Union School and Church
Dillingersville Union School and Church is a historic church and school in Zionsville, Pennsylvania.The original building was erected in 1735. The fourth and current building was erected in 1885 and added to the National Register in 1979. -References:...
, first built in 1735. http://www.kerchner.com/dillingersvilleschool/history.htm
Industry
The Lehigh Crane Iron CompanyLehigh Crane Iron Company
The Lehigh Crane Iron Company was a major ironmaking firm in the Lehigh Valley from its founding in 1839 until its sale in 1899. It was founded under the patronage of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, which hoped to promote the then-novel technique of smelting iron ore with anthracite coal...
once maintained a hematite
Hematite
Hematite, also spelled as haematite, is the mineral form of iron oxide , one of several iron oxides. Hematite crystallizes in the rhombohedral system, and it has the same crystal structure as ilmenite and corundum...
mine in Zionsville, which was served by the north-to-south Perkiomen Branch of the Reading Railroad
Reading Company
The Reading Company , usually called the Reading Railroad, officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states...
. This line remains active north from Pennsburg to Emmaus.
Post office closure
In January 2009, the Zionsville Post Office closed after the owners of the building in which the U.S. Postal Service was located refused to renew the lease. It served portions of Upper Milford, Lower Milford, and Hereford Townships, including the villages of Corning, Dillingersville, Hosensack, Powder Valley, Sigmund, and some Five Points, Berks CountyFive Points, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Five Points, Berks County, Pennsylvania is a small village in Hereford Township located on the Perkiomen Creek near the boundary with Lehigh County. It is named for the intersection of Deer Hill, Five Points, Sigmund, Township, and Weaver Roads. The village of Hereford is located less than two...
residents. The residents of the zip code 18092 have since been served by the Hereford
Hereford, Pennsylvania
Hereford is an unincorporated community in Hereford Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP code is 18056. The community lies at the intersection of Pennsylvania Routes 29 and 100, which connect it to East Greenville and to Pottstown, respectively to the south...
Post Office, but allowed to maintain the use of "Zionsville 18092" as a legal part of their addresses. Zionsville PO Box customers have been hosted by the Old Zionsville
Old Zionsville, Pennsylvania
Old Zionsville is an unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Old Zionsville is located along Pennsylvania Route 29 and Pennsylvania Route 100 southeast of Macungie. Old Zionsville has a box post office with ZIP code 18068. Surrounding areas use the Zionsville zip...
Post Office while packages and certified mail that have to be signed for must be picked up in Hereford. http://articles.mcall.com/2009-01-21/news/4292201_1_postal-service-postal-officials-office-boxeshttp://articles.mcall.com/2010-10-08/news/mc-zionsville-post-office-complaints-20101008_1_zionsville-post-office-hereford-township-postal-service