West Chester | |
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 Location of West Chester in Chester County (left) and of Chester County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
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| Coordinates: 39°57′31″N 75°36′18″W / 39.95861°N 75.60500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Incorporated | 1799 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lillian DeBaptiste (D)[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.85 sq mi (4.78 km2) |
| • Land | 1.85 sq mi (4.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (2023)[4] | |
• Total | 18,750 |
| • Density | 10,114.30/sq mi (3,904.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 19380–19383, 19388 |
| Area code(s) | 484 and 610 |
| Website | west-chester |
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.[5] Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,461 at the 2010 census.[6] West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships. When calculated by mailing address, the population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 108,696, which would make it the 10th-largest city by mailing address in Pennsylvania.[7]
Much of the West Chester University of Pennsylvania North Campus and the Chester County government are located within the borough. The center of town is located at the intersection of Market and High Streets.
- ^ "DeBaptiste takes over as new West Chester mayor". 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Lillian DeBaptiste for Mayor - Home". Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ United States Census[dead link]
- ^ "Pennsylvania Zip Codes by Population". pennsylvania-demographics.com. Retrieved July 12, 2021.