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Levittown

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[lev-it-toun] / ˈlɛv ɪtˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.


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That division was clear when AFP visited Levittown, a blue-collar area on the outskirts of Philadelphia lined with car dealerships and auto repair shops.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Greenberg captures the postwar ethos in a single line when one of the sister’s explains to a visitor that her family lives “in Levittown for the time being, but later on, you never know.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Levittown and Little Boxes, welcome to the war on cars!

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2025

Police said Denice Mohn arrived at their home in the suburb of Levittown about 7 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

But Levittown, in other respects, was not so different from the tree-lined neighborhood in which Volpe was raised.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove