All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Thornton, Pennsylvania Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.
Thornton, Pennsylvania facts for kids
| Thornton, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement | |
 Thornton Village Historic District
|
|
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Township | Concord |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 19373 |
| Area code | 610 and 484 |
 |
|
 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
|
|
Thornton is an unincorporated community spanning Thornbury Township, Concord Township and Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States west of the unincorporated community of Lima, Pennsylvania, northwest of the borough of Chester Heights, Pennsylvania and northeast of the unincorporated community of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.
The community includes the Thornton Village Historic District, which includes buildings dating from 1750 to 1855. The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The George W. Hill Correctional Facility is located in Thornton.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 39°54′26″N 75°31′54″W / 39.90722°N 75.53167°W