Town guide

East Goshen, Pennsylvania

East Goshen is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 18,441 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19355 and 19380.

Homes sold for a median of $296 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population18,4411,835 per sq mi
Median home value$528,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$296Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking48%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in East Goshen

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around East Goshen

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA24 miles away

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

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

Who represents East Goshen

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 Goshen had 18,410 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 117th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

East Goshen population by census2000: 16,824, 2010: 18,026, 2020: 18,41016,824200018,026201018,4102020

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 GoshenJan: 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 (3 miles 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

1,735 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Goshen’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Chester County HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · West Chester1.7 miles
  • Paoli HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Paoli5.7 miles
  • Phoenixville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Phoenixville9.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors140
Specialist doctors268
Dentists90
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants291
Mental health providers342
Physical and occupational therapists549
Optometrists27
Chiropractors28
Pharmacies24

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 Goshen

Parks (17 nearby)

  • West Goshen Community Park · 33 acres0.9 mi
  • Boot Road Park · 28 acres2.0 mi
  • Coopersmith Park · 15 acres1.7 mi
  • Joseph Catov Jr. Park · 14 acres2.1 mi
  • Roscioli Park · 14 acres1.9 mi
  • Robert E. Lambert Park · 13 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Giant1.1 mi
  • Acme1.6 mi
  • Aldi1.7 mi
  • ShopRite1.7 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Rite Aid1.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi

Libraries

  • West Chester Public Library2.4 mi
  • Gabriele Library2.7 mi
  • Chester County Library3.2 mi
  • Malvern Public Library4.8 mi
  • Hill Library5.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • American Helicopter Museum & Education Center0.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center2.4 mi
  • Center for the Arts2.8 mi
  • Chester County Art Association3.0 mi
  • Greenwood3.9 mi
  • Barton Test Theater4.1 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1817.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in East Goshen

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

Public schools (18)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Charlestown El SchMalvernK–4414Public6.4 mi
East Bradford El SchWest ChesterK–5455Public3.3 mi
East Goshen El SchWest ChesterK–5510Public2.2 mi
Fern Hill El SchWest ChesterK–5408Public1.2 mi
General Wayne El SchMalvernK–4542Public5.6 mi
Greystone El SchWest ChesterK–5511Public1.4 mi
Kathryn D. Markley El SchMalvernK–4426Public3.8 mi
Mary C Howse El SchWest ChesterK–5442Public3.1 mi
Pennsylvania Leadership CSWest ChesterK–122,874Charter1.7 mi
Sugartown El SchMalvernK–4449Public4.0 mi
Great Valley 5/6 CenterMalvern5–6756Public3.8 mi
21st Century Cyber CSWest Chester6–12996Charter0.8 mi
E N Peirce MSWest Chester6–81,040Public1.9 mi
J R Fugett MSWest Chester6–8930Public1.5 mi
Great Valley MSMalvern7–8754Public4.7 mi
Great Valley HSMalvern9–121,481Public4.5 mi
West Chester East HSWest Chester9–121,216Public1.5 mi
West Chester Henderson HSWest Chester9–121,444Public1.9 mi
Private schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Chesterbrook Academy#15West ChesterPre-K–5106Nonsectarian0.4 mi
Christ Memorial Lutheran SchoolMalvernPre-K–K26Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod3.0 mi
Goddard School of MalvernMalvernPre-K–K20Nonsectarian3.9 mi
Saints Peter and Paul SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–8399Roman Catholic0.9 mi
St Agnes Catholic SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–8300Roman Catholic2.6 mi
Villa Maria Academy Lower SchoolMalvernPre-K–8245Roman Catholic2.5 mi
West Chester Friends SchoolWest ChesterPre-K–578Friends (Quaker)2.3 mi
West Chester Christian SchoolWest ChesterK–1276Baptist1.2 mi
Willistown Country Day SchoolMalvernK–538Nonsectarian4.8 mi
Fusion MalvernMalvern6–1268Nonsectarian5.3 mi
Malvern Preparatory SchoolMalvern6–12665Roman Catholic4.6 mi
Riverstone United Christian AcademyWest Chester6–1125Christian (no specific denomination)2.8 mi
The Phelps SchoolMalvern6–1280Nonsectarian4.1 mi
Villa Maria Academy High SchoolMalvern9–12417Roman Catholic5.3 mi
School for Integrated LearningWest ChesterUngraded120Nonsectarian1.3 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 Whiteland, West Chester, Tredyffrin, West Whiteland, Willistown, Charlestown, Malvern, East Bradford and West Bradford.

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