Quakake, Pennsylvania

Quakake, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°51′06″N 76°02′10″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Schuylkill
Township	Rush
Elevation	1,283 ft (391 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18245
Area code	570
GNIS feature ID	1184516[1]

Quakake is an unincorporated community that is located in Rush Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2]

History

Quakake sign on PA Route 54 near the intersection with Marian Avenue

Quakake is a Native American name purported to mean "pine lands".^[3]

Demographics

The Quakake ZIP Code 18245 covers 3.61 sq mi (9.3 km²), a population of 348 and 158 housing units, 141 of them occupied. The community is in Area Code 570, served by the 467 exchange.^[4][5]

References

1. "Quakake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Quakake populated place profile". Retrieved August 6, 2016.
3. Espenshade, Abraham Howry (1925). Pennsylvania Place Names. Evangelical Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8063-0416-8. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
4. "American Fact Finder, 18245". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
5. "18245". United States Zip Codes. Retrieved August 6, 2016. Note that this is not an official USPS website, but it includes a map.

External links

• Media related to Quakake, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons