where is it located?
Port Washington, New York
Publishers Clearing House
Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 in Port Washington, New York,
where does the money for pch come from Sweepstakes and prize-based games. when was this founded? 1953
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Publishers Clearing House [SEP] Early history
Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 in Port Washington, New York, by Harold Mertz, a former manager of a door-to-door sales team for magazine subscriptions. The company started in Mertz's basement with help from his wife LuEsther and daughter Joyce. Its first mailings were of 10,000 envelopes from Mertz's home in Long Island, New York, and offered 20 magazine subscriptions. 100 orders were received. Within a few years the company moved out of Mertz's basement into an office building and started hiring staff. When PCH moved its headquarters in 1969, its prior location was donated to the city and renamed the Harold E.