Penn State University, Abington Campus is located in suburban Philadelphia. Abington is a mature community which provides a number of services and shopping centers to its residents. Residents enjoy being able to easily commute to Center City Philadelphia via public transportation.
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Cultural Organizations on Campus: International Cultural Alliance, Southeast Asian student organization (SASA), Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Hillel. Information about all of our student organizations can be found at our Engage website.
SEPTA: Public transportation system serving the Philadelphia and suburbs. Schedules and routes can be found here.
Religious Services:
Medical Services: Penn State Abington is located near Abington Memorial Hospital in the event of emergency care.
Philadelphia Visitors Center: Check out the Independence Visitors Center for information on museums, attractions, tours and events in the greater Philadelphia area.
Embassy Consulates: Access information for Embassy Consulates in the USA
Banks: There are a number of banks in the Abington (19001) area: Citizens, National Penn, PNC, Santander (Sovereign), Susquehanna, TD Bank, Wells Fargo.
The closest to the campus is PNC Bank. PNC also provides an ATM on campus.
Shopping: A number of local shops and chain stores are close by to the Penn State Abington campus community. The nearest major shopping mall is the Willow Grove Park Mall.
International Markets:
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Parking: Abington offers a lottery for students to obtain on-campus parking permits. In addition to the on-campus parking permits, there are also 250 first-year parking permits for off-campus parking at the Memorial Field Parking Lot. Students can obtain more information on parking here.
First-year students housed as LionsGate are not permitted to bring vehicles to campus. Abington provides shuttle services from LionsGate to campus. LionsGate residents can obtain more information on parking here.
