census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Milford Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,902 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census ...
, United States. It is located just northwest of the Quakertown interchange of
I-476
Interstate 476 (I-476) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The highway runs from I-95 near Chester north to I-81 near Scranton, serving as the primary north–south Interstate corridor through ea ...
with Route 663. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,671 residents.
The community was named for the Spinner family, which settled in 1753. While the village has a PO Box post office with the zip code of 18968, the surrounding area uses the Quakertown zip code of 18951. It is located on the Molasses Creek, which drains via the
Unami Creek
Unami Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Lehigh, Bucks, and Montgomery counties in eastern and southeastern Penns ...
into the
Perkiomen Creek
Perkiomen Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh, and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.Gertler ...
. Milford Township's government centre is located at 2100 Krammes Road, just southeast of the village.
The Spinner House was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1978.
Climate
Spinnerstown has a hot-summer
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(''Dfa'') and average monthly temperatures range from 28.8 °F in January to 73.2 °F in July. The local
hardiness zone
A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...
is 6b.
Education
It is in the
Quakertown Community School District
Quakertown Community School District is a public school district located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Quakertown Community School District covers 72 square milesText list /ref>