Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to about 33,619 people across 4.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19013.
Homes sold for a median of $70 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Chester; also Chester Township and Upland
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)7 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA17 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Chester had 32,605 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 34th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Delaware County grew from 94,762 residents in 1900 to 576,830 in 2020.
Delaware County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marcus Hook, PA weather station (3 miles away).
237,233 jobs at 13,165 businesses in Delaware County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
692 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 68 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 229 |
| Dentists | 22 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 97 |
| Mental health providers | 250 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 23 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1682.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Chester-Upland SD, Chester Charter Scholars Academy CS, Chester Community CS. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Upland Sch of ArtsChester | Pre-K–5 | 384 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Edgmont Scholars AcademyChester | Pre-K–8 | 422 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Stetser El SchChester | Pre-K–6 | 251 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Chester Charter Scholars Academy CSChester | K–12 | 701 | Charter | 1.5 mi |
| Chester Community CSChester | K–8 | 3,782 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| STEM at ShowalterChester | 7–12 | 477 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Chester HSChester | 9–12 | 806 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Neumann AcademyChester | Pre-K–8 | 167 | Roman Catholic | 1.2 mi |
| Frederick Douglass Christian SchoolChester | Pre-K–8 | 55 | Baptist | 0.7 mi |
| Widener University Child Development CenterChester | Pre-K | 7 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 mi |
| Center for Self DevelopmentChester | 1–4 | 39 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
| Faith Temple Christian SchoolChester | 2–7 | 8 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.3 mi |
| Ysc AcademyChester | 7–12 | 82 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Chester Township and Upland.
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