Collegeville is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 5,247 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19426.
Homes sold for a median of $250 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population5,2473,342 per sq mi
Median home value$443,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$250Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County); part is in Collegeville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Collegeville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Collegeville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA20 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Collegeville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Collegeville
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 4th DistrictMadeleine Dean (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Collegeville had 5,043 residents in the 2020 census, down 37% since 2000.
It’s the 543rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Montgomery County grew from 138,995 residents in 1900 to 856,553 in 2020.
Montgomery County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Graterford 1 E, PA weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Montgomery County
559,196 jobs at 26,711 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
343 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Collegeville.
Nearest hospitals
Eagleville HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Eagleville4.2 miles
Valley Forge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Norristown4.3 miles
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · East Norriton5.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
47
Specialist doctors
34
Dentists
34
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
57
Mental health providers
97
Physical and occupational therapists
55
Optometrists
6
Chiropractors
13
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.
Places in and around Collegeville
Parks (11 nearby)
Central Perkiomen Valley Park · 33 acres0.7 mi
Cranberry Park · 15 acres0.6 mi
Creekside Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
Collegeville Community Park · 5 acres1.1 mi
Jeanne Rosset French Memorial Park0.2 mi
Collegeville Borough Park0.5 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Whole Foods Market1.0 mi
Redner's1.1 mi
Pharmacies
Collegeville Pharmacy1.2 mi
Skippack Pharmacy3.0 mi
Wegmans Pharmacy3.1 mi
Walgreens3.7 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Evansburg Free Library0.9 mi
Myrin Library1.1 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art1.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
The Kaleidoscope1.1 mi
Anderson Park Amphiteatre2.4 mi
Playcrafters of Skippack3.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Horace Ashenfelter (1923) · American athletics competitor (1923-2018)
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Collegeville
Public schools here are run by Methacton SD, Perkiomen Valley SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Arrowhead El SchCollegeville
K–4
426
Public
2.1 mi
Evergreen El SchCollegeville
K–5
465
Public
2.3 mi
Skippack El SchCollegeville
K–5
557
Public
2.1 mi
South El SchTrappe
K–5
459
Public
1.6 mi
Perkiomen Valley MS-EastCollegeville
6–8
592
Public
2.4 mi
Perkiomen Valley HSCollegeville
9–12
1,616
Public
2.2 mi
Private schools(9)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Bright Spot Child CareTrappe
Pre-K–K
17
Nonsectarian
1.8 mi
Cadence Academy Preschool Formerly Flanagan's PresCollegeville
Pre-K–K
26
Nonsectarian
1.6 mi
Childrens Schoolhouse of CollegevilleCollegeville
Pre-K–K
12
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.6 mi
Goddard SchoolCollegeville
Pre-K–K
36
Nonsectarian
2.9 mi
Holy Cross Regional Catholic SchoolCollegeville
Pre-K–8
527
Roman Catholic
1.4 mi
Providence Montessori School HouseCollegeville
Pre-K–K
8
Nonsectarian
1.0 mi
Providence Montessori School House LlcCollegeivlle
Pre-K–K
7
Nonsectarian
1.0 mi
Red Bridge Montessori HouseCollegeville
Pre-K–4
17
Nonsectarian
1.1 mi
Valley Forge Baptist AcademyCollegeville
K–12
221
Baptist
3.5 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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