Pingryville, Massachusetts

Pingryville, Massachusetts
Village
L'Ecole de Ballet on Willow Road
Pingryville, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°33′06″N 71°32′11″W / 42.55167°N 71.53639°W / 42.55167; -71.53639Coordinates: 42°33′06″N 71°32′11″W / 42.55167°N 71.53639°W / 42.55167; -71.53639
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Middlesex
Towns Ayer, Littleton
Elevation 253 ft (77 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 01460[1]
Area code(s) 978 & 351
GNIS feature ID 611156[2]

Pingryville is a village in the towns of Ayer and Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Route 2A and Massachusetts Route 110 pass through the community.[3] It is named after John Pingry VIII (1799-1860) who was a local farmer and deacon of the church.[4]

The community was mentioned in the song "Massachusetts" by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis.[5]

References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. "Pingryville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. Massachusetts Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. 2012.
  4. Pingry, William M (1881). A genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass., so far as ascertained. Ludlow VT: Warner & Hyde. pp. 35–36. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. Reed, James (October 23, 2013). "'Massachusetts,' new song by Ylvis, takes off, falls flat". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 16, 2014.


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