Crestmont is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Abington Township in Montgomery County,

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, 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 Crestmont station is a railroad station in the Crestmont section of Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on SEPTA's Warminster Line, formerly the Reading New Hope branch. It is located at the intersection of Rubicam Avenue and Rock ...

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 Willow Grove Park Mall is a three-story shopping mall located in the community of Willow Grove in Abington Township, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Easton Road and Moreland Road (Pennsylvania Route 63) in the Philadelphia suburbs. The Wil ...

. 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

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. The Montgomery County Housing Authority operates the Crest Manor

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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

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References

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