Paxinos is a census-designated place in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It has a post office with the zip code 17860.[2] In 2010, the population was 2,467 residents.[3] Paxinos was founded in 1769 and was named for a Swanee Native American chief, according to its Pennsylvania Keystone Marker. The town is known in the area for its music store, which has a distinctive mural of a guitar player.[citation needed]
Paxinos | |
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 Paxinos along northbound PA 61 | |
  Paxinos Location within the state of Pennsylvania  Paxinos Paxinos (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′03″N 76°34′51″W / 40.850826°N 76.580739°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northumberland |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,467 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17860 |
| Area code | 570 |
References
edit- ^ "Paxinos, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Paxinos Post Office". uspostoffices.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Paxinos (Zip 17860), Pennsylvania". bestplaces.net. Retrieved April 5, 2017.