Town guide

Franklin Township (Chester County), Pennsylvania

Franklin Township (Chester County) is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,448 people across 13 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19350 and 19352.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population4,448341 per sq mi
Median home value$489,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Franklin Township (Chester County)

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)31 miles away
Closer regional airportWilmington Airport (ILG)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA39 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin Township (Chester County); driving is longer.

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

Who represents Franklin Township (Chester County)

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

Franklin Township (Chester County) had 4,433 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.

It’s the 637th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Franklin Township (Chester County) population by census2000: 3,850, 2010: 4,352, 2020: 4,4333,85020004,35220104,4332020

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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 47.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Franklin Township (Chester County)Jan: high 39°F, low 23°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 24°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 31°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 71°F, low 50°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 34°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 4 in39°23°Jan3.641°24°Feb3.150°31°Mar4.462°40°Apr3.871°50°May3.680°59°Jun4.484°64°Jul4.282°62°Aug4.375°55°Sep4.564°44°Oct4.053°34°Nov3.243°28°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Avondale 2 N, PA weather station (6 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

34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Franklin Township (Chester County)’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Christiana HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Newark8.8 miles
  • Wilmington Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wilmington10.6 miles
  • Union Hospital of Cecil CountyGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elkton11.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers16
Physical and occupational therapists9
Pharmacies1

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 Franklin Township (Chester County)

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Elwood Crossan Park · 41 acres1.1 mi
  • Nichols Park · 15 acres2.1 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Cool Breeze Gouremt Greens1.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy3.7 mi
  • Walgreens4.6 mi
  • Acme Pharmacy4.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.2 mi

Libraries

  • Avon Grove Library3.8 mi
  • Hockessin Public Library5.4 mi
  • Hirons Library6.3 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 Franklin Township (Chester County)

Public schools here are run by Kennett Consolidated SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Kennett Middle SchoolLandenberg6–8902Public3.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with New Garden, New London, London Britain, East Nottingham, Lower Oxford, Upper Oxford and Elk Township (Chester County).

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