Town guide

Darby Township, Pennsylvania

Darby Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to about 9,191 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19036 and 19079.

Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population9,1916,473 per sq mi
Median home value$189,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$180Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking35%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Darby Township

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Darby Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Darby Township

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA11 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Darby Township; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Darby Township

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

Darby Township had 9,219 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 294th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Delaware County grew from 94,762 residents in 1900 to 576,830 in 2020.

Darby Township population by census2000: 9,622, 2010: 9,264, 2020: 9,2199,62220009,26420109,2192020

Delaware County, 1900–2020

Delaware County population, 1900 to 20201900: 94,762, 1910: 117,906, 1920: 173,084, 1930: 280,264, 1940: 310,756, 1950: 414,234, 1960: 553,154, 1970: 600,035, 1980: 555,007, 1990: 547,651, 2000: 550,864, 2010: 558,979, 2020: 576,83095K’00’10173K’20’30311K’40’50553K’60’70555K’80’90551K’00’10577K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Darby TownshipJan: high 41°F, low 26°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 28°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 44°F, 3.5 in; May: high 74°F, low 54°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 70°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 68°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 39°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 31°F, 4 in41°26°Jan3.144°28°Feb2.853°34°Mar4.065°44°Apr3.574°54°May3.383°64°Jun4.088°70°Jul4.486°68°Aug4.379°61°Sep4.467°49°Oct3.556°39°Nov2.946°31°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Philadelphia Intl Ap, PA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Delaware County

237,233 jobs at 13,165 businesses in Delaware County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Delaware CountyHealth care and social assistance: 48,388 jobs; Retail trade: 25,519 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 19,823 jobs; Company headquarters: 16,398 jobs; Finance and insurance: 16,059 jobs; Educational services: 15,678 jobs; Administrative and support: 14,820 jobs; Manufacturing: 12,864 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Company headquarters 7% Finance and insurance 7% Educational services 7% Administrative and support 6% Manufacturing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

88 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Darby Township’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Darby1.7 miles
  • Philadelphia Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Philadelphia5.2 miles
  • Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Philadelphia5.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants14
Mental health providers48
Physical and occupational therapists6
Optometrists1
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies17

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 Darby Township

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Glenolden Park · 26 acres0.9 mi
  • Collingdale Park · 17 acres0.9 mi
  • Tully Memorial Field · 2 acres0.4 mi
  • Old Glenolden Parks · 1 acres0.4 mi
  • Collingdale Park1.0 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Aldi0.4 mi
  • Grocery Outlet0.5 mi
  • ShopRite0.6 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.8 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Sharon Hill Library0.4 mi
  • Collingdale Library0.5 mi
  • Folcroft Library0.7 mi
  • Glenolden Library0.8 mi

Museums

  • Fort Mifflin4.0 mi
  • Paul Robeson House & Museum4.8 mi
  • Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy4.8 mi
  • Hamilton Mansion4.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Lansdowne Theater2.5 mi
  • The Barnstormers2.9 mi
  • Kitao Student Art Gallery4.0 mi
  • Eugene and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center4.0 mi
  • Scott Amphitheatre4.0 mi

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.

Schools in Darby Township

Public schools here are run by Southeast Delco SD, Vision Academy CS of Excellence, Interboro SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Darby Twp SchGlenoldenK–8618Public1.0 mi
Sharon Hill SchSharon HillK–8552Public0.7 mi
Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterGlenoldenK222Public1.0 mi
Vision Academy CS of ExcellenceSharon HillsK–4235Charter0.5 mi
Glenolden SchGlenolden1–8614Public0.9 mi
Academy Park HSSharon Hill9–121,194Public0.7 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Liberty Baptist AcademyGlenoldenK–1226Baptist0.2 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 Glenolden and Sharon Hill.

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