Rydal, Pennsylvania Facts for Kids

Coordinates: 40°06′23″N 75°06′31″W / 40.10639°N 75.10861°W

Quick facts for kids Rydal, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Rydal Station, designed by architect Frank Furness
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Abington

Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Coordinates	40°06′23″N 75°06′31″W / 40.10639°N 75.10861°W / 40.10639; -75.10861

Founded	1891

Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19046
Area code	215 and 267

Rydal is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Rydal is mainly residential except for one large shopping area. The Abington campus of Pennsylvania State University is located in Rydal. The Rydal train station was a stop on the Reading Railroad line beginning in the late 19th century and now is part of the SEPTA Regional Rail system on the West Trenton Line.

Old York Road Historical Society (OYRHS) maintains an archive of the history of the area. It reported that the Rydal Train Station was originally called "Benezet." However, the station and the area was renamed after Rydal and Keswick in the United Kingdom.

Noted journalist and television anchor Larry Kane lives in Rydal.

Former Major League baseball player George Hesselbacher died in Rydal.

Alumni of Germantown Academy Bradley Cooper was born in Rydal.

Anglican theologian Philip Edgcumbe Hughes lived in Rydal in his later years.

Parts of the neighborhood are represented by Abington Ward 7 Commissioner Madeleine Dean and Ward 1 Commissioner Steven Kline. Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association serves this neighborhood by hosting candidate forums at the township, county, state and federal levels.

Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Norristown

Boroughs	Ambler Bridgeport Bryn Athyn Collegeville Conshohocken East Greenville Green Lane Hatboro Hatfield Jenkintown Lansdale Narberth Norristown North Wales Pennsburg Pottstown Red Hill Rockledge Royersford Schwenksville Souderton Telford‡ Trappe West Conshohocken

Townships	Abington Cheltenham Douglass East Norriton Franconia Hatfield Horsham Limerick Lower Frederick Lower Gwynedd Lower Merion Lower Moreland Lower Pottsgrove Lower Providence Lower Salford Marlborough Montgomery New Hanover Perkiomen Plymouth Salford Skippack Springfield Towamencin Upper Dublin Upper Frederick Upper Gwynedd Upper Hanover Upper Merion Upper Moreland Upper Pottsgrove Upper Providence Upper Salford West Norriton West Pottsgrove Whitemarsh Whitpain Worcester

CDPs	Arcadia University Ardmore‡ Audubon Blue Bell Bryn Mawr Eagleville Evansburg Flourtown Fort Washington Gilbertsville Glenside Halfway House Harleysville Haverford College‡ Horsham King of Prussia Kulpsville Maple Glen Montgomeryville Oreland Penn Wynne Plymouth Meeting Pottsgrove Sanatoga Skippack Spring House Spring Mount Stowe Trooper Willow Grove Woxall Wyncote Wyndmoor

Unincorporated communities	Arcola Ardsley Ashmead Village Bala Cynwyd Barren Hill Belmont Hills Bethayres Camp Hill Cedarbrook Cedars Center Point Center Square Chapel‡ Colmar Congo Creamery Crestmont Cheltenham Dresher Earlington Edge Hill Elkins Park Erdenheim Eureka‡ Fairview Village Fitzwatertown Franconia Frederick Fulmor Geryville‡ Gladwyne Graterford Gulph Mills Gwynedd Gwynedd Valley Haverford‡ Hollywood Huntingdon Valley Jarrettown Lafayette Hill La Mott Laverock Layfield Lederach Line Lexington‡ Linfield Mainland Meadowbrook Melrose Park Merion Mingo Miquon Mont Clare Montgomery Square New Hanover Square Noble North Hills Oaks Obelisk Palm Penn Valley Perkiomenville Port Indian Port Kennedy Port Providence Prospectville Rahns Rosemont‡ Roslyn Roychester Rydal Salford Salfordville Sassamansville Spring Mill Sumneytown Swedeland Three Tuns Tylersport Unionville‡ Villanova‡ Wayne‡ West Point Worcester Wynnewood‡ Yerkes Zieglersville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Communities	Abington Ardsley Crestmont Elkins Park Glenside Hollywood Huntingdon Valley McKinley Meadowbrook Noble North Hills Roslyn Roychester Rydal Willow Grove

Railroad stations	Ardsley Crestmont Meadowbrook Noble Roslyn Rydal Walnut Hill

Education	Abington Friends School Abington School District Abington Senior High School Penn State Abington

Attractions	Abington Art Center Briar Bush Nature Center Keswick Theatre Willow Grove Park Mall

Hospitals	Abington Hospital–Jefferson Health Holy Redeemer Hospital

History	Abington School District v. Schempp Willow Grove Park

Parks	Lorimer Park

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