Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Prosperity Post Office on Pennsylvania Route 18
Prosperity Post Office on Pennsylvania Route 18
Prosperity, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°02′49″N 80°17′41″W / 40.04694°N 80.29472°W / 40.04694; -80.29472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Elevation
1,037 ft (316 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15329
Area code724
Prosperity, PA as seen from PA Route 18.

Prosperity is an unincorporated community in Morris Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

According to tradition, the name "Prosperity" stems from the first settlers' optimism.[2]

References

  1. "Prosperity". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 107.


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