Town guide

East Bradford, Pennsylvania

East Bradford is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 10,753 people across 15 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19335, 19380, 19382 and 19383.

Homes sold for a median of $278 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population10,753719 per sq mi
Median home value$603,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$278Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking53%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in East Bradford

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns
West Chester, PA19383Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Part is in East Bradford, part in West Chester and West Goshen

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Around East Bradford

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA26 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of East Bradford; driving is longer.

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

Who represents East Bradford

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

East Bradford had 10,339 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 245th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Chester County grew from 95,695 residents in 1900 to 534,413 in 2020.

East Bradford population by census2000: 9,405, 2010: 9,942, 2020: 10,3399,40520009,942201010,3392020

Chester County, 1900–2020

Chester County population, 1900 to 20201900: 95,695, 1910: 109,213, 1920: 115,120, 1930: 126,629, 1940: 135,626, 1950: 159,141, 1960: 210,608, 1970: 278,311, 1980: 316,660, 1990: 376,396, 2000: 433,501, 2010: 498,886, 2020: 534,41396K’00’10115K’20’30136K’40’50211K’60’70317K’80’90434K’00’10534K’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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 51 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near East BradfordJan: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 43°F, low 21°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 29°F, 4.6 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 38°F, 3.8 in; May: high 73°F, low 49°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 59°F, 4 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 62°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 54°F, 5.7 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 41°F, 4.8 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 32°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 25°F, 4.7 in40°20°Jan3.743°21°Feb3.151°29°Mar4.663°38°Apr3.873°49°May3.882°59°Jun4.086°64°Jul4.484°62°Aug4.878°54°Sep5.766°41°Oct4.855°32°Nov3.644°25°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W Chester 2 Nw, PA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Chester County

262,454 jobs at 15,102 businesses in Chester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Chester CountyHealth care and social assistance: 39,721 jobs; Finance and insurance: 30,962 jobs; Retail trade: 27,318 jobs; Professional services: 26,727 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 17,006 jobs; Company headquarters: 15,810 jobs; Administrative and support: 15,694 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,036 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Finance and insurance 12% Retail trade 10% Professional services 10% Hotels and restaurants 7% Company headquarters 6% Administrative and support 6% Manufacturing 6%

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

Health care

2,260 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Bradford’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Chester County HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · West ChesterUnder a mile
  • Paoli HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Paoli7.9 miles
  • Coatesville Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Coatesville10.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors188
Specialist doctors234
Dentists147
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants312
Mental health providers535
Physical and occupational therapists764
Optometrists33
Chiropractors47
Pharmacies41

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 East Bradford

Parks (36 nearby)

  • Timber Top Farm · 109 acres1.4 mi
  • Ingram's Mill Nature Area · 38 acres2.2 mi
  • West Goshen Community Park · 33 acres1.9 mi
  • Boot Road Park · 28 acres2.6 mi
  • East Bradford Park · 19 acres1.0 mi
  • Hoopes Park · 16 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Giant0.7 mi
  • Giant0.7 mi
  • Nuevo Mexico0.7 mi
  • Aldi1.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid1.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • West Chester Public Library0.5 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Chester County History Center0.7 mi
  • Antique Ice Tool Museum1.6 mi
  • American Helicopter Museum & Education Center2.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center0.7 mi
  • Chester County Art Association0.9 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 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.

Schools in East Bradford

Public schools here are run by Downingtown Area SD, West Chester Area SD, Pennsylvania Leadership CS and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (32)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Beaver Creek El SchDowningtownK–5531Public6.0 mi
Bradford Hgts El SchDowningtownK–5534Public5.2 mi
Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtownK–5488Public8.8 mi
East Bradford El SchWest ChesterK–5455Public1.3 mi
East Goshen El SchWest ChesterK–5510Public4.1 mi
East Ward El SchDowningtownK–5549Public5.1 mi
Fern Hill El SchWest ChesterK–5408Public1.6 mi
Glen Acres El SchWest ChesterK–5451Public2.7 mi
Greystone El SchWest ChesterK–5511Public1.4 mi
Hillsdale El SchWest ChesterK–5537Public1.0 mi
Lionville El SchDowningtownK–5668Public5.6 mi
Mary C Howse El SchWest ChesterK–5442Public2.8 mi
Penn Wood El SchWest ChesterK–5438Public4.8 mi
Pennsylvania Leadership CSWest ChesterK–122,874Charter3.5 mi
Pocopson El SchWest ChesterK–5514Public4.8 mi
Sarah W Starkweather El SchWest ChesterK–5576Public3.0 mi
Shamona Creek El SchDowningtownK–5488Public7.6 mi
Uwchlan Hills El SchDowningtownK–5537Public5.6 mi
West Bradford El SchDowningtownK–5623Public6.7 mi
Westtown-Thornbury El SchWest ChesterK–5529Public4.0 mi
21st Century Cyber CSWest Chester6–12996Charter2.6 mi
E N Peirce MSWest Chester6–81,040Public1.9 mi
J R Fugett MSWest Chester6–8930Public2.8 mi
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterDowningtown61,066Public7.5 mi
Stetson MSWest Chester6–8808Public3.2 mi
Downingtown MSDowningtown7–81,074Public6.2 mi
Chester County Technical College High School - BrandywineDowningtown9–1275Career and Technical4.3 mi
Downingtown HS West CampusDowningtown9–121,796Public6.1 mi
Downingtown STEM AcademyDowningtown9–12962Public5.9 mi
West Chester Bayard Rustin HSWest Chester9–121,159Public3.9 mi

And 2 more.

Private schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Chesterbrook Academy#15West ChesterPre-K–5106Nonsectarian2.5 mi
Saints Peter and Paul SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–8399Roman Catholic3.1 mi
Saints Simon and Jude SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–8319Roman Catholic4.9 mi
St Agnes Catholic SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–8300Roman Catholic0.8 mi
St Maximilian Kolbe Parish SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–8156Roman Catholic3.3 mi
West Chester Friends SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–578Friends (Quaker)0.5 mi
Westtown SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–12676Friends (Quaker)4.4 mi
Creative Kids of DowningtownDowningtownTK–K9Nonsectarian6.0 mi
Devereux Day School-CaresDowningtownK–1258Nonsectarian4.2 mi
West Chester Christian SchoolWest ChesterK–1276Baptist2.6 mi
Mission for Educating Children With AutismDowningtown6–1235Nonsectarian5.3 mi
Riverstone United Christian AcademyWest Chester6–1125Christian (no specific denomination)0.7 mi
Bishop Shanahan High SchoolDowningtown9–12876Roman Catholic4.7 mi
School for Integrated LearningWest ChesterUngraded120Nonsectarian2.7 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 West Goshen, East Goshen, Westtown, West Chester, East Brandywine, Downingtown, West Whiteland, Uwchlan, Caln, Upper Uwchlan, West Bradford, East Caln, Pocopson, Birmingham and Thornbury Township (Chester County).

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