Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
 Parrish Hall at Swarthmore College | |
 Location of Swarthmore in Delaware County (top) and of Delaware County in Pennsylvania (bottom) | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′06″N 75°20′49″W / 39.90167°N 75.34694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marty Spiegel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Land | 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,194 |
| • Estimate (2019)[2] | 6,346 |
| • Density | 4,532.86/sq mi (1,750.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19081 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-045-75648 |
| FIPS code | 42-75648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1189142 |
| Website | www |
Swarthmore (/ˈswɔːrθmɔːr/ SWORTH-mor, locally /ˈswɑːθmɔːr/ SWAHTH-mor)[3] is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to "Swarthmore" after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census.[4]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Kenyon, John Samuel; Knott, Thomas Albert (1949). A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam. p. 418.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Swarthmore borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2015.