Best Station is an exurban unincorporated community in northern Lehigh County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] It is located in Washington Township.
Best Station is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
History
A post office called Best was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1914.[2] The name was selected to promote the place as the "best" station around.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Best Station, Pennsylvania
- ↑ "Lehigh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Some peculiar post office names in Berks". Reading Eagle. November 27, 1910. p. 11. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
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40°43′30″N 75°39′22″W / 40.72500°N 75.65611°W
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