Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania | |
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Bridgeport Borough Hall | |
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Location of Bridgeport in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. | |
Bridgeport Location of Bridgeport in Pennsylvania Bridgeport Bridgeport (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′14″N 75°20′35″W / 40.10389°N 75.34306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Montgomery |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Tony Heyl |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.71 sq mi (1.85 km2) |
| • Land | 0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,015 |
| • Density | 7,608.5/sq mi (2,937.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19405 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-08568 |
| Website | https://www.bridgeportborough.org/ |
Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 mi (29 km) north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. The population was 5,015 at the 2020 census.