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Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
House in Roxbury
House in Roxbury
Roxbury, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Roxbury, Pennsylvania is located in the United States
Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Roxbury, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Franklin
Township Lurgan
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17251
Area code(s) 717
GNIS feature ID 1185584

Roxbury is an unincorporated community located off the Blue Mountain exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Route 641 and Route 997 meet there.

Roxbury was laid out circa 1778. A post office called Roxbury has been in operation since 1822.

Notable person

• Carl Cover, (1893-1944) aviation pioneer

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