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Crestmont, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Crestmont Park
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Coordinates: 40°08′08″N 75°07′41″W / 40.13556°N 75.12806°W / 40.13556; -75.12806
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Abington
Elevation	348 ft (106 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19090
Area code(s)	215, 267 and 445
GNIS feature ID	1192311

Crestmont is an unincorporated community in Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Crestmont is located at the intersection of Easton Road and Old Welsh Road, southwest of Willow Grove. The community is served by the Crestmont station along SEPTA Regional Rail's Warminster Line. Crestmont uses the Willow Grove ZIP code of 19090.

Crestmont Park is located in Crestmont at Old Welsh Road at Reservoir Avenue across from the Willow Grove Park Mall. The 19.4-acre park, which is owned by Abington Parks & Recreation, consists of basketball and tennis courts, a softball field, ice skating area, swimming pool, and playground.

Crestmont is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Abington Township. The population is largely composed of African Americans.

The Montgomery County Housing Authority operates the Crest Manor public housing community in the Crestmont neighborhood.

History

According to the Abington Township Police Department, Crestmont saw a rise in crime in the 1980s due to the crack epidemic.

References

1. "Crestmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
3. ^ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Map) (18th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. ISBN 0-87530-775-2.
4. "Parks & Facilities". Abington Township. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
5. "Public Housing (General Occupancy)". Montgomery County Housing Authority. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
6. "Herman Goldstein Excellence in Problem-Solving Award Submission - "Crestmont Community Policing"" (PDF). Abington Township Police Department. July 15, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

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