Eckville is an

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in far northern

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, United States. The town is located in an agricultural zone at the base of Blue Mountain, in northwestern Albany Township. Eckville is served by the Kutztown Area School District, and is approximately from the

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. It is near the head of the Pine Creek, which flows east-southeastward to the

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. Eckville is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is about west of Kempton. It is served by the Kempton post office, with the zip code of 19529. An access to the

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is just west of the village, which serves as an eastern gateway to

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History

A post office called Eckville was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1888. The community was so named from its location in the corner of Albany Township, ''Ecke'' meaning "corner" in German.

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