Pingryville is a village in the towns of Ayer and Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Route 2A and Massachusetts Route 110 pass through the community.[3] It is named after John Pingry VIII (1799-1860) who was a local farmer and deacon of the church.[4]
Pingryville, Massachusetts | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°33′06″N 71°32′11″W / 42.55167°N 71.53639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Middlesex |
Towns | Ayer, Littleton |
Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 01460[1] |
Area code(s) | 978 & 351 |
GNIS feature ID | 611156[2] |
The community was mentioned in the song "Massachusetts" by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis.[5]
References
edit- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Pingryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Massachusetts Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. 2012.
- ^ Pingry, William M (1881). A genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass., so far as ascertained. Ludlow VT: Warner & Hyde. pp. 35–36. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ Reed, James (October 23, 2013). "'Massachusetts,' new song by Ylvis, takes off, falls flat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2014.