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Bethayres, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Field	Value
name	Bethayres
settlement_type	Unincorporated community
image_skyline	Huntingdon Pike, Bethayres PA 02.JPG
image_caption	Corner of Huntingdon Pk. and Philmont Ave.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Montgomery
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Lower Moreland
pushpin_map	USA Pennsylvania#USA
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Bethayres in Pennsylvania
coordinates
elevation_ft	144
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	EST
utc_offset1	-5
timezone1_DST	EDT
utc_offset1_DST	-4
area_codes	215, 267 and 445

Bethayres is an unincorporated community in Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named for Elizabeth Ayres, who lived at 2410 Huntingdon Pike, in a house now owned by Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church. As an unincorporated place, it is served by the Huntingdon Valley post office; for this reason, it is often said to be a section of Huntingdon Valley.

Bethayres has a station on the SEPTA West Trenton Regional Rail line, providing access to Philadelphia and New Jersey.

History

The community got its name when the railroad came to the area in the 1870s. Elizabeth Ayres, a local woman, had a son who worked for Reading Railroad. He named the station after his mother, and the community around the station and around the intersection of Welsh Rd and Huntingdon Pike became known as Bethayres. Bethayres and its northern neighbor, Huntingdon Valley had separate post offices until they became one post office. Until the name was changed to solely Huntingdon Valley Post Office, Huntingdon Valley-Bethayres was the longest postal name in the United States.

On January 3, 1989, the community made headlines when Bucks County resident Glen Alton Barhight stole a SEPTA bus, and began a series of events which resulted in the injury of 15 people, the damage or destruction of 15 cars, and a police chase through five municipalities which ended when the bus crashed into a tree in Bethayres.

Gallery

File:Elizabeth Ayres House, Bethayres PA 01.JPG|Elizabeth Ayres House. File:Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church, Bethayres PA 01.JPG|Huntingdon Valley Presbyterian Church. File:Huntingdon Valley Library, Huntingdon Valley PA 01.JPG|Huntingdon Valley Library. File:Huntingdon Valley Library, Huntingdon Valley PA 03.JPG|Honor Roll (near Huntingdon Valley Library). File:Bethayres PA SEPTA station from outbound platform November 2017.jpg|Bethayres Station.

References

{{cite gnis. 1203075. Bethayres. September 1, 2025
"[https://www.lowermoreland.org/township-information/historic-bethayres Historic Bethayres- In the Heart of Huntingdon Valley]." Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania: Lower Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (township government website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.
McGovern, Bob. "30 years ago, man stole a SEPTA bus and took it on a wild ride." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: [https://www.phillyvoice.com/30-years-ago-man-stole-septa-bus-wild-ride-philadelphia-bucks-montgomery/ Philly Voice], January 3, 2019.

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