Town guide

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 6,243 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 19348.

Homes sold for a median of $231 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population6,2435,835 per sq mi
Median home value$402,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$231Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking36%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Kennett Square

1 ZIP code

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Around Kennett Square

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)24 miles away
Closer regional airportWilmington Airport (ILG)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA32 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Kennett Square; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Kennett Square

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

Kennett Square had 5,936 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 455th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Kennett Square population by census2000: 5,273, 2010: 6,072, 2020: 5,9365,27320006,07220105,9362020

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 Kennett SquareJan: 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 (5 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

377 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kennett Square.

Nearest hospitals

  • Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Wilmington8.4 miles
  • Wilmington Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wilmington9.5 miles
  • Chester County HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · West Chester9.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors37
Specialist doctors17
Dentists24
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants43
Mental health providers67
Physical and occupational therapists166
Optometrists13
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies9

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 Kennett Square

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Anson B. Nixon Park · 106 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.7 mi
  • Giant Food Stores1.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Boothwyn Pharmacy0.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Kennett Library & Resource Center0.7 mi

Museums

  • Peirce-du Pont House1.9 mi
  • Israel Marshall House3.3 mi
  • Barns-Brinton House4.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Kenneth Flash0.8 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 Kennett Square

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

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mary D Lang Kdg CtrKennett SquareK304Public1.1 mi
Unionville El SchKennett SquareK–5372Public3.0 mi
Bancroft El SchKennett Square1–5403Public2.8 mi
Greenwood El SchKennett Square1–5556Public1.9 mi
Charles F Patton MSKennett Square6–8842Public2.4 mi
Kennett High SchoolKennett Square9–121,184Public1.2 mi
Unionville HSKennett Square9–121,263Public2.2 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
London Grove Friends KindergartenKennett SquarePre-K–K18Friends (Quaker)4.0 mi
Upland Country Day SchoolKennett SquarePre-K–9140Nonsectarian3.2 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 East Marlborough, Kennett, New Garden, Newlin and West Marlborough.

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