Anytime is a Great Time to Buy a Home in Blue Bell PA!

Blue Bell PA is a community located within Whitpain Township in central Montgomery County, PA and is commonly associated with the 19422 US Postal Service zip code area.  The community is known for its large executive-style homes, shopping facilities, small businesses, and major business parks.  Niche.com 2020 best places to live ranked Blue Bell 12th out 711 best suburbs to live in Pennsylvania.  In addition to Whitpain Township, the Blue Bell PA area includes parts of Lower Gwynedd Township, Worcester Township, Plymouth Township, Whitemarsh Township, and East Norriton Township.  Niche.com 2020, states the population of Blue Bell as 6,212.

Brief History Around Blue Bell

Blue Bell was originally known as Pigeontown, after the large flocks of the now-extinct passenger pigeons that once gathered there. The town was renamed in 1840 after the historically prominent Blue Bell Inn, which is still in operation today.

The region is rich with American Revolution history.  In early October, 1777 George Washington and the Continental Army, which had camped at the Pennypacker Mill property in Schwenksville, marched down the Skippack Pike, right through Pigeontown, to attack the British in and around the Germantown area.  The battle took place throughout parts of the present day Blue Bell Homes for Sale area and some buildings from that time still exist today.  The Continentals were defeated and made their retreat back to Schwenksville, traveling up the Skippack Pike through Pigeontown.  Pennypacker Mill was converted to a field hospital where injured soldiers were treated for their wounds.  Many soldiers did not survive the retreat and were buried in church cemeteries in the Blue Bell Homes for Sale area.  Those graves exist today in many of the older churches along Skippack Pike (Rt 73).

Learn the history of Blue Bell at the Wissahickon Valley Historical Society (wvalleyhs.org).  Located in the former Whitpain Public School building in Whitpain Township, the society has many local artifacts on display. See antique toys and a re-created 19th-century school room. The historical society is open every Thursday and tours are available the third Sunday of each month.  If you’re a history buff, and even if you aren’t, check out the Historical Society’s website – some pretty cool stuff about how folks lived in bygone days.

Shopping Around Blue Bell 

There are numerous shopping, dining and entertainment options for Blue Bell residents but the biggest and most obvious one is the Plymouth Meeting Mall, located near the corners of Plymouth, Whitemarsh, and Whitpain townships.  But the King of Prussia Mall and the Montgomeryville Mall are not far away – about a 20 minute drive from the center of Blue Bell. There are also numerous restaurants, retail stores, specialty shops, and movie theatres in nearby Ambler, Flourtown, Norristown, and Skippack.

Schools Around Blue Bell 

Public school children in the Blue Bell Homes for Sale area who live in Whitpain or Lower Gwynedd township attend the Wissahickon School District.  Children who live in Worcester Township attend the Methacton School District, children who live in East Norriton Township attend the Norristown School District and children who live in either Whitemarsh Township or Plymouth Township attend the Colonial School District.

As for commuting to work, the Blue Bell Homes for Sale area offers easy access to many commuter routes. There’s Rt 202 (Dekalb Pike), Rt 73 (Skippack Pike), Butler Pike, Germantown Pike and the PA turnpike interchange at Plymouth Meeting.  And the Blue Bell Homes for Sale area offers many public transportation options including bus routes and SEPTA (South East Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) rail lines.

The Blue Bell area is a bustling community with a rich history, a progressive present and a promising future.  People like to live here.  People like to work here.  People like to play here.  Whether you rent or own, Blue Bell is a highly desirable area to live in.  Blue Bell area residents – please share with us why you have chosen to live where you do!

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