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 The main building at Rosemont College.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Delaware, Montgomery |
| Townships | Radnor, Lower Merion |
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| - coordinates | 40°01′24″N 75°19′51″W / 40.02333°N 75.33083°WCoordinates: 40°01′24″N 75°19′51″W / 40.02333°N 75.33083°W |
| - elevation | 341 ft (103.9 m) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP Code | 19010 |
| Area code | 610 |
  Location of Rosemont in Pennsylvania
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 Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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Rosemont is a community in Pennsylvania on the Pennsylvania Main Line lying partly in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania and partly in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania.
Part of the geographic area is served by the Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, ZIP code. Rosemont is served by its own stops on both the R5 SEPTA Regional Rail line and the Norristown High Speed Line.
The community of Garrett Hill is in Radnor Township and in the Rosemont section.
Rosemont is the town used by soap opera creator and writer Agnes Nixon as a model for the fictional town of Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, the setting for the popular daytime drama All My Children, which debuted on ABC in 1970.
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Education
Primary and secondary schools
Until 1980, the Radnor Township, Delaware County portion of the community was served by Rosemont Elementary School, located in the Garret Hill neighborhood of the town. The Rosemont Business Campus now stands on the former elementary school site.
Public schools
Pupils living in the Radnor Township portion of Rosemont attend schools in Radnor Township School District, while students in the Lower Merion Township portion attend schools in the Lower Merion School District.
Private schools
Rosemont School of the Holy Child, located in Rosemont and in Lower Merion Township, is affiliated with but not governed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The school is adjacent to Rosemont College.
The Agnes Irwin School is located on Ithan Avenue in Rosemont. It is an all-girl, non-sectarian, day school for PreK-Grade 12 founded by Miss Agnes Irwin and her sister Sofie.
Colleges and universities
Rosemont College is in Rosemont on Montgomery Avenue at Curwen Road.
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