Chester Heights is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,948 people across 2.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19017, and parts of 19063 and 19342 are in Chester Heights too.
Homes sold for a median of $225 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Chester Heights
Mostly Middletown Township (Delaware County); part is in Chester Heights
Mostly Concord; part is in Chester Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chester Heights. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)11 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA18 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester Heights; 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 Heights had 2,897 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 910th 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 (6 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).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chester Heights.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 1945.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Middletown Township (Delaware County), Concord, Upper Providence Township (Delaware County), Media, Marple, Thornbury Township (Delaware County), Nether Providence, Aston, Edgmont and Rose Valley.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.