Strafford, Pennsylvania

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Strafford, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Strafford Village
Strafford SEPTA Regional Rail station
Nickname:  The Village
Motto:  "Thrill of Thrills" awaits you. Founded by Stephan Schifter in 1939
Strafford Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Strafford Strafford (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°03′03″N 75°24′16″W / 40.05083°N 75.40444°W / 40.05083; -75.40444
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Chester, Delaware
Townships	Tredyffrin, Radnor
Government
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19087
Area code(s)	610 and 484

Strafford is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located partly in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, and partly in Radnor Township, Delaware County. It is served by its own stop on the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail train.^[1] The SEPTA station at Strafford is one of the few buildings that survives from the 1876 Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.^[2] It is also the site of the Strafford School (now the Woodlynde School), and the Old Eagle School. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 440 feet.

Founded by Stephan Schifter in 1939

The Philadelphia and Western Railroad once ran to Strafford but service on its main line was discontinued on March 23, 1956, while service on the former branch line continues as The Norristown High-Speed Line.^[3] The portion of the abandoned P&W line in Radnor Township, ending in Strafford, is now a "rail trail" multi-use path.