Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Elkins Parkis anunincorporated communityinMontgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is split betweenCheltenhamandAbingtonTownships in the northernsuburbsoutside ofPhiladelphia, which it borders alongCheltenham Avenueroughly 7 miles (11 km) fromCenter City. The community is four station stops from Center City onSepta Regional Rail.It was listed as acensus-designated placeprior to the2020 census.
Historically, Elkins Park was home toPhiladelphia's early 20th century business elite, among themJohn B. Stetson,John Wanamaker,Henry W. Breyer,Jay Cooke,William Lukens ElkinsandPeter A.B. Widener. In the later 20th century, it was home toRalph J. Roberts, co-founder ofComcast, as well as to theGimbelsfamily,founders of the department store chain.
Today, it remains home to manygilded agemansions such asLynnewood Hall, a 110-room,neoclassicalestate, theElkins Estatepresently being restored as a hotel-spa, distillery and events centerand theHenry West Breyer Sr. House, the former residence of the ice cream magnate which now serves as the Cheltenham Township Municipal building.
In 2018,New York Magazinedescribed Elkins Park as "an old, elegant neighborhood of close-clustered homes".It is notable for its varied architectural styles (among them:Modern,American colonialandDutch colonial,Queen Anne,English CottageandTudor) its wealth of homes designed by renowned 19th and 20th century architects such asHorace Trumbauer,Louis KahnandRobert A.M. Sternand its diversity of religious institutions. With six synagogues it also makes up the foundation of the "Old York RoadCorridor" of the Philadelphia area Jewish community, supported by the approximately 25,000 Jews in the Cheltenham-Jenkintown-Abington region.Seasonally Elkins Park hosts a variety of religious and cultural festivals such as the "Taste of Greece" food festival,the Romanian food festival, the Serbian food festival, various Jewish festivals such as a multi-congregation Purim celebration, and arts festivals like "Arts in the Park".
Though distinct communities, the neighborhoods ofMelrose Parkand historicLa Mottshare a postal code with Elkins Park.
As of 2021, theUS CensusQuickFacts reports that Elkins Park is 62.6% white alone, 27.6% Black or African American, 4.9% two or more races, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 3.8% Asian alone.
The total population was 6,901 people according to 2020 Census figures.
Themedian household incomein 2022 dollars was $121,135, the median family income was $158,000 and the median income for married-couple families was $180,189.The per capita income was $72,072.
Elkins Park is split betweenCheltenhamandAbingtonTownships in thesuburbsoutside ofPhiladelphia. It is represented byMadeleine DeaninPennsylvania's 4th congressional district.
The portion in Cheltenham Township is zoned toCheltenham Township School District.
The portion in Abington Township is zoned toAbington School District.
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Elkins Park is served bySEPTA Regional Railtrains on theGlenside Line,Warminster Line,West Trenton LineandLansdale/Doylestown Lineat theElkins Park station. TheJenkintownandMelrose Parkstations are also found near the neighborhood of Elkins Park, and are served by the same regional rail lines.SEPTAbus routes 28, 55, 70 and 77 also provide service to Elkins Park.
Toward the western end of Elkins Park isPennsylvania Route 611(Old York Road). In Elkins Park,Pennsylvania Route 73runs along Township Line Road, mostly marking the border between Cheltenham and Abington townships.
In theAMCperiod dramatelevision seriesMad Men, the characterBetty Draperwas raised in the "tiny Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania". During theshow's second season, Betty's father has a series of strokes, and is taken to "Elkins Park Hospital".This would have actually been the former Rolling Hill Hospital, which opened in 1953, and is now known asMossRehaband Einstein at Elkins Park, part of theEinstein Healthcare Network.
Ann Patchett's 2019 novelThe Dutch Houseis primarily set in Elkins Park.