Fannettsburg is an

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that is located in Metal Township, Franklin County,

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, United States. It is situated approximately six miles south of Fannett Township, although it was named for the township and was once part of it.

History and geography

Fannettsburg was

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ted in 1790, and named after Fannett Township. A post office called Fannettsburg was established in 1809. The spellung of the town's name was changed to Fannettsburgh in 1827, but was restored to Fannettsburg in 1892. Fannettsburg's ZIP code, 17221, covers , a population of 637 and 316 housing units, 252 of them occupied. Note that this is not an official USPS website, but it includes a map. The vacant housing unit stats is misleading, however, as the data includes a former campground that has vacant mobile homes. As of 2021, there were only two vacant homes in the main part of town.

Gallery

File:December 2013 Fannettsburg PA .jpg, North of town, 2013 File:Fannettsburg PA Reformed Church (1844) FranCo.JPG, Fannettsburg Reformed Church, half a mile north of town, 2015

References

{{Coord, 40, 03, 54, N, 77, 49, 46, W, type:city_region:US-PA_source:GNIS, display=title Unincorporated communities in Franklin County, Pennsylvania