Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

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Melrose Park
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Montgomery
Township	Cheltenham
Elevation	203 ft (61.9 m)
Coordinates	40°03′42″N 75°07′55″W / 40.06167°N 75.13194°W / 40.06167; -75.13194
Commissioner	Daniel B. Norris
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	215
Location of Melrose Park in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Melrose Park is an unincorporated section of Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania on the Philadelphia city line. It is bordered to the south by Cheltenham Avenue, to the west by Old York Road, to the east by New Second Street and to the north by Ashbourne Road.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority provides public transportation is to Melrose Park via the Melrose Park railroad station and SEPTA bus routes 28, 55, and 70.

Melrose Park is represented by Chakah Fattah in the 2nd Congressional District.

Gratz College

Melrose Park is home to Gratz College, the oldest independent institution of Jewish learning in the United States.

Camp

Camp Ramah Day Camp is located in Melrose Park, in the Perelman Jewish Day School.

Notable residents

• Chad Levitt (b. 1975), American NFL football player

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