Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Borough of Bryn Athyn | |
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Location of Bryn Athyn in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°08′22″N 75°04′02″W / 40.13944°N 75.06722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Incorporated | 1916 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Kenneth Schauder |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.93 sq mi (5.00 km2) |
| • Land | 1.93 sq mi (5.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,272 |
| • Density | 658.73/sq mi (254.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19009 |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267, and 445 |
| FIPS code | 42-09696 |
| Website | http://www.brynathynboro.org |
Bryn Athyn is a home-rule borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formerly a borough, and its official name remains "Borough of Bryn Athyn". The population was 1,375 at the 2010 census. It was formed for religious reasons from Moreland Township on February 8, 1916. Bryn Athyn is surrounded by Lower Moreland Township.
"Bryn Athyn" was intended to mean "Hill of Unity" by its founders. "Bryn" is Welsh for "hill"; the source of "athyn" was the 1889 edition William Spurrell's An English-Welsh Pronouncing Dictionary. Spurrell, in turn, apparently got the word from William Owen Pughe, who seems to have coined the term for his Dictionary of the Welsh Language, in which the word is said to mean "tenacious" or "cohesive." It was not attested in print before its inclusion in Pughe's dictionary.
Bryn Athyn is located 60.1 miles (96.7 km) southeast of Allentown and 19.9 miles (32.0 km) north of Philadelphia.