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
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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History
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Around Darby Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia 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
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 5th DistrictMary Gay Scanlon (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
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.
Delaware 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 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.
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:
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 doctors
3
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
14
Mental health providers
48
Physical and occupational therapists
6
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
17
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Darby Twp SchGlenolden
K–8
618
Public
1.0 mi
Sharon Hill SchSharon Hill
K–8
552
Public
0.7 mi
Southeast Delco Kindergarten CenterGlenolden
K
222
Public
1.0 mi
Vision Academy CS of ExcellenceSharon Hills
K–4
235
Charter
0.5 mi
Glenolden SchGlenolden
1–8
614
Public
0.9 mi
Academy Park HSSharon Hill
9–12
1,194
Public
0.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Liberty Baptist AcademyGlenolden
K–12
26
Baptist
0.2 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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