King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Nickname: 
KOP
King of Prussia is located in Pennsylvania
King of Prussia
King of Prussia
Location of King of Prussia in Pennsylvania
King of Prussia is located in the United States
King of Prussia
King of Prussia
King of Prussia (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°05′21″N 75°23′46″W / 40.08917°N 75.39611°W / 40.08917; -75.39611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMontgomery
TownshipUpper Merion
Founded1719
Named forKing of Prussia Inn
Area
 • Total8.66 sq mi (22.44 km2)
 • Land8.49 sq mi (22.00 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation
200 ft (60 m)
Population
 • Total24,695
 • Density2,907.00/sq mi (1,122.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19406
Area codes610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1178473[3]

King of Prussia (also referred to as KOP)[4] is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,028.

The community took its unusual name in the 18th century from a local tavern named the King of Prussia Inn, which was named after King Frederick the Great of Prussia. Like the rest of Montgomery County, King of Prussia continues to experience rapid development.[when?] King of Prussia mall, the nation's fifth-largest shopping mall as of 2023, is located in King of Prussia. Also located here is the headquarters of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I and the headquarters of American Baptist Churches USA, a major Christian denomination in the U.S.

King of Prussia is considered to be an edge city of Philadelphia, consisting of large amounts of retail and office space situated at the convergence of four highways.

King of Prussia is located 35 miles (56 km) south of Allentown and 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It is considered part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "King of Prussia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Huber, Robert (March 2017). "The Promised Land?". Philadelphia Magazine. pp. 76–79, 128–134.

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