Editing Hometown, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Hometown is located at {{coord|40|49|20|N|75|59|2|W|type:city}} (40.822308, -75.983928).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all  land. Hometown is located {{convert|2|mi|km}} north of Tamaqua and {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of Hazleton at the intersections of Route 54 and 309. Hometown's elevation is {{convert|1129|ft|m}} above sea level. It uses the Tamaqua [[zip code]] of 18252.

The oldest village in Rush Township, Hometown was founded by Messrs. Duncan of [[Philadelphia]]. They established a hotel in 1829, which was transferred to Jacob Faust in 1831. Tradition has it that Hometown was a favorite site of the original Native American inhabitants.