Rydal, Pennsylvania facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rydal, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Rydal Station, designed by architect Frank Furness
Rydal, Pennsylvania Location in Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Abington
Elevation	223 ft (68 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19046
Area code(s)	215, 267 and 445
Website	rydal.com

Rydal is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Rydal is predominantly residential, except for one large shopping area. The Abington campus of Penn State 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 were renamed after Rydal and Keswick in the United Kingdom.

Notable people

• Bradley Cooper – Actor and Germantown Academy alumnus; grew up in Rydal
• George Hesselbacher – Former Major League baseball player; died in Rydal
• Philip Edgcumbe Hughes – Anglican theologian; lived in Rydal in his later years
• Larry Kane – Noted journalist and television anchor; lives in Rydal
• Katalin Karikó – Hungarian, Nobel Laureate biochemist and BioNTech senior vice president; lives in Rydal
• Allyson Schwartz – Former U.S. Representative and gubernatorial candidate; lives in Rydal
• Josh Shapiro – Pennsylvania Governor and former Attorney General; lives in Rydal