Upper Merion
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About Upper Merion
Township in Pennsylvania, USUpper Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 33,613 at the 2020 U.S. Census. Located 16 miles (26 km) from Philadelphia, it consists of the villages of Gulph Mills, King of Prussia, Swedeland, Swedesburg, and portions of Radnor, and Wayne. The westernmost part of the township comprises the largest part of the 1,300-acre (5 km2) Valley Forge National Historical Park. The township is the home of the King of Prussia mall, the third-largest shopping mall in the United States in terms of gross leasable area. King of Prussia also contains a major office park hosting firms such as Lockheed Martin and GlaxoSmithKline. The name Merion orig…
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How Upper Merion ranks
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Safety in Upper Merion
Safety Grade C-
Upper Merion reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
Schools in Upper Merion
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The public schools Upper Merion’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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Where Upper Merion is
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