Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania

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CountryUnited States
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Moselem Springs, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Moselem Springs is located in Pennsylvania
Moselem Springs
Moselem Springs
Moselem Springs is located in the United States
Moselem Springs
Moselem Springs
Coordinates: 40°29′08″N 75°50′19″W / 40.48556°N 75.83861°W / 40.48556; -75.83861
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
TownshipRichmond
Elevation
423 ft (129 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19522
Area codes610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1181604[1]

Moselem Springs is an unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the roundabout junction of Pennsylvania Route 662 (Moselem Springs Road) and U.S. Highway 222 in Richmond Township.

Buildings in the area include the Richmond Township Municipal Building, Lehigh Valley Health Network's Health Center at Moselem Springs in a historic inn constructed circa 1852, and the former Richmond Elementary School. The place name comes from the Unami-Len'api term Masch'il'am'ek, which means "trout."[2] In Minsi-Len'api "trout" is Mesch'ila'meek.[3]

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