Wyncote, Pennsylvania

Wyncote is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the northwestern and northeastern section of Philadelphia. Wyncote is located 11 miles from Center City Philadelphia at the southeasternmost tip of Montgomery County. The Jenkintown-Wyncote SEPTA station is the fifth busiest regional rail station in the SEPTA system.

Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place Cheltenham Township
From top L-R, Center City Philadelphia skyline from Cheltenham Avenue, Curtis Hall, Cheltenham Township welcome sign, Cheltenham High School, SEPTA City buses waiting at the Cheltenham & Ogontz Loop, Cheltenham Mall
Wyncote, Pennsylvania Location of Wyncote in Pennsylvania Wyncote, Pennsylvania Wyncote, Pennsylvania (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°05′34″N 75°08′33″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Cheltenham
Government
• Commissioners	Art Haywood (West) Harvey Portner Kathy A. Hampton (North)
Area
• Total	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
• Land	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	285 ft (87 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,081
• Density	3,752.74/sq mi (1,448.40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
ZIP Code	19095
Area code(s)	215, 267 and 445
FIPS code	42-86744

Wyncote is bordered by the Cheltenham neighborhoods of Glenside, Elkins Park, La Mott, and Cedarbrook; the Philadelphia neighborhoods of West Oak Lane and Cedarbrook, as well as the borough of Jenkintown and Abington Township.

Geography

Wyncote is located at 40°5′34″N 75°8′33″W. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wyncote has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of which is land.

Demographics

Damage in Wyncote from Hurricane Sandy in 2012

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	2,960		—
2000	3,046		2.9%
2010	3,044		−0.1%
2020	3,081		1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,044 people, 1,057 households, and 713 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,732.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,441.1/km²). There were 1,069 housing units at an average density of 1,309.9 per square mile (505.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.7% White, 13.6% African American, 0.03% Native American, 3.9% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 1,057 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 32.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $77,043, and the median income for a family was $91,217. Males had a median income of $60,592 versus $41,458 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $32,340. None of the families and 2.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 4.9% of those over 64.

Notable people

• Eddie Applegate, actor

Brecker Brothers, Musicians.

• Chris Conlin, All-American football player at Penn State
• Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, longtime publisher of The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies' Home Journal, as well as other magazines and newspapers
• Marian Filar (1917–2012), Polish-born American-based concert pianist and virtuoso
• Reggie Jackson, retired Hall of Fame baseball player; born and lived in Wyncote through high school
• George Horace Lorimer, author and longtime editor of the Saturday Evening Post
• Bernie Lowe, founder of Cameo Records.
• John Charles Martin, newspaper publisher
• Yonatan Netanyahu (1946–1976), Israeli soldier and Entebbe rescue commander; brother of Benjamin Netanyahu; attended Cheltenham High School
• Benjamin Netanyahu, currently serves his second term as Israeli prime minister, lived in township during high school
• Iddo Netanyahu, Israeli physician, author, playwright, brother of Benjamin Netanyahu and Yonatan Netanyahu
• Ezra Pound, poet; grew up in Wyncote

Wyncote Historic District

Wyncote Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Queen Anne-style houses in the district
Nearest city	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°5′23″N 75°8′33″W
Area	108 acres (44 ha)
Built	1865 (1865)
Architect	Frank Furness, et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	86002884
Added to NRHP	October 16, 1986

Wyncote features the Wyncote Historic District which is a US Historic district, added in October, 1986. It was made a historic district for its Architecture, Community Planning, and Development. The district covers over 100 acres, and 178 contributing buildings.

The Wyncote Historic District has a number of restored Victorian-era homes. The All Hallows Church (constructed 1896–1897) was designed by a firm founded by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness (Furness, Evans and Company). Wyncote also has a number of classical Philadelphia stone colonial revival homes; notable among them is Beechwood, designed in the school of Brognard Okie, the architect responsible for the reconstruction of Pennsbury Manor on the upper Delaware River, and Appleford in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Wyncote Historic District

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  Historic Home
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  Street Sign showing the Wyncote Historic District sign on the post
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  Historic Home
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  Shop in Wyncote along Greenwood Avenue

Transportation

Public transit

The Jenkintown–Wyncote station is one of the busiest in the SEPTA system.

Wyncote is served by SEPTA, through regional rail at the Jenkintown–Wyncote station. The building is a historic structure, dating back to its original use with the North Pennsylvania Railroad. Trains pass through regularly going south to Philadelphia or north to Bucks County. Wyncote is a 30-minute train ride from downtown Philadelphia. Wyncote is also served by SEPTA buses, in particular the 77 route, which connects Chestnut Hill to Mayfair, Philadelphia.

Roads

Wyncote is in a convenient location driving-wise; about a 25-minute drive to downtown Philadelphia, 2 hours from New York City, 2 hours to the Pocono Mountains, and 1.5 hours to the Jersey Shore, just to name a few accessible locations. The following are the most heavily traveled roads in Wyncote:

• PA 73 provides a thruway for Wyncote, Cheltenham Township, and Montgomery County as a whole.
• PA 309 has its beginnings with the intersection of PA 611, and continues up through Wyncote. It provides a key route to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
• PA 152 also known as Limekiln Pike, connects PA 309 and PA 73 in Wyncote.

Climate

Wyncote has the climate of a typical Mid-Atlantic town. Summers are hot with highs averaging in the high 80s (°F), with lows being anywhere from the high 60s to the low 80s. Summers also see some days climb into the 90s, and even some that top the 100-degree mark. Spring and Fall are pleasant, with highs averaging in the mid 60s, and lows in the mid 40s. Winters are cold, with highs averaging around 40, and lows averaging in the high teens. The middle of winter occasionally sees a few days where highs do not rise above the teens, and lows fall into the single digits. The following is a chart of the average temperatures in Wyncote

Climate data for Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F	73	73	88	95	96	102	102	102	98	88	82	76	102
Mean daily maximum °F	37	42	50	62	72	81	85	84	77	65	54	43	62.6
Mean daily minimum °F	18	22	32	41	51	62	67	65	56	43	34	23	42.8
Record low °F	−11	−3	−1	16	32	34	45	37	30	20	11	−10	−11
Average precipitation inches	3.44	3.01	4.32	4.12	4.37	4.60	5.05	3.98	4.53	3.82	3.94	4.23	49.41
Record high °C	23	23	31	35	36	39	39	39	37	31	28	24	39
Mean daily maximum °C	3	6	10	17	22	27	29	29	25	18	12	6	17.0
Mean daily minimum °C	−8	−6	0	5	11	17	19	18	13	6	1	−5	6.0
Record low °C	−24	−19	−18	−9	0	1	7	3	−1	−7	−12	−23	−24
Average precipitation mm	87	76	110	105	111	117	128	101	115	97	100	107	1,255
Source: The Weather Channel "The Weather Channel". The Weather Channel. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

Points of interest

Robinson park in Wyncote. The pond in the background typically freezes, and provides recreation for the locals.

Thomas Williams Park

• Curtis Arboretum
• Thomas Williams Park

Schools

• Ancillae Assumpta Academy
• Wyncote Elementary School
• Cedarbrook Middle School
• Cheltenham High School
• Wyncote Academy
• Bishop McDevitt High School (Wyncote, Pennsylvania)
• Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the only seminary affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism
• Arcadia University