Town guide

Narberth, Pennsylvania

Narberth is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,511 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19072.

Homes sold for a median of $372 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,5119,022 per sq mi
Median home value$749,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$372Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking32%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Narberth

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Narberth

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA7 miles away

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

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

Who represents Narberth

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

Narberth had 4,492 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 627th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Montgomery County grew from 138,995 residents in 1900 to 856,553 in 2020.

Narberth population by census2000: 4,233, 2010: 4,282, 2020: 4,4924,23320004,28220104,4922020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 138,995, 1910: 169,590, 1920: 199,310, 1930: 265,804, 1940: 289,247, 1950: 353,068, 1960: 516,682, 1970: 623,799, 1980: 643,621, 1990: 678,111, 2000: 750,097, 2010: 799,874, 2020: 856,553139K’00’10199K’20’30289K’40’50517K’60’70644K’80’90750K’00’10857K’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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 50.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near NarberthJan: high 42°F, low 28°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 30°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 36°F, 4.5 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 46°F, 4 in; May: high 76°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 66°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 71°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 70°F, 5 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 51°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 33°F, 4.3 in42°28°Jan3.645°30°Feb3.354°36°Mar4.566°46°Apr4.076°56°May4.185°66°Jun4.889°71°Jul4.887°70°Aug5.080°63°Sep4.968°51°Oct4.256°41°Nov3.447°33°Dec4.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phila Franklin Inst, PA weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

559,196 jobs at 26,711 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyHealth care and social assistance: 93,071 jobs; Professional services: 59,440 jobs; Retail trade: 54,704 jobs; Finance and insurance: 43,707 jobs; Administrative and support: 43,238 jobs; Manufacturing: 42,876 jobs; Company headquarters: 36,030 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 33,415 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Professional services 11% Retail trade 10% Finance and insurance 8% Administrative and support 8% Manufacturing 8% Company headquarters 6% Hotels and restaurants 6%

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

Health care

232 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Narberth.

Nearest hospitals

  • Main Line Hospital LankenauGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wynnewood1.9 miles
  • Roxborough Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Philadelphia2.7 miles
  • Bryn Mawr HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Bryn Mawr3.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors35
Specialist doctors18
Dentists20
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants13
Mental health providers100
Physical and occupational therapists40
Optometrists1
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies2

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 Narberth

Parks (7 nearby)

  • General Wayne Park · 10 acres0.5 mi
  • Narberth Park · 6 acres0.9 mi
  • Gulley Run Park · 6 acres0.7 mi
  • Amherst Field · 5 acres0.9 mi
  • Narbrook Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
  • Pencoyd Park · 1 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Acme0.5 mi
  • American Family Super Market0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Babis Pharmacy1.2 mi
  • Rite Aid1.6 mi
  • Gladwyne Pharmacy1.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.0 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Narberth Community Library0.9 mi
  • Lower Merion Academy1.0 mi

Museums

  • Maguire Art Museum1.7 mi
  • Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education Visitor Center2.7 mi
  • Nitre Hall2.7 mi
  • Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion3.0 mi
  • Please Touch Museum3.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Sky Soup Art Studio0.8 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1682.

Notable people born here

  • John Hickenlooper (1952) · American politician, businessman, 42nd governor of Colorado, and U.S. senator (born 1952)

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

Schools in Narberth

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Penn Valley SchNarberthK–4542Public0.4 mi
Welsh Valley MSNarberth5–8788Public0.8 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Noreen Cook Center for Ece of Har Zion TemplePenn ValleyPre-K–K17Jewish1.2 mi
St Margaret SchoolNarberthPre-K–8222Roman Catholic0.6 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 Lower Merion.

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