Town guide

New Garden, Pennsylvania

New Garden is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 11,449 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 19311, 19350 and 19374, and parts of 19348 are in New Garden too.

Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,449711 per sq mi
Median home value$546,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$205Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking56%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in New Garden

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around New Garden

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)28 miles away
Closer regional airportWilmington Airport (ILG)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA36 miles away

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

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

Who represents New Garden

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

New Garden had 11,363 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 226th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

New Garden population by census2000: 9,083, 2010: 11,984, 2020: 11,3639,083200011,984201011,3632020

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 New GardenJan: 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 (4 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

45 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Garden’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Christiana HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Newark9.3 miles
  • Wilmington Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Wilmington9.6 miles
  • Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Wilmington10.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors4
Dentists5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers13
Physical and occupational therapists15
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies4

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 New Garden

Parks (1 nearby)

  • New Garden Township Park · 76 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Gigante International Food Market0.8 mi
  • Whole Foods1.3 mi
  • Acme2.8 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi

Libraries

  • Avon Grove Library3.5 mi
  • Hockessin Public Library3.5 mi
  • Kennett Library & Resource Center4.1 mi
  • Hirons Library6.0 mi

Museums

  • Israel Marshall House4.5 mi
  • Peirce-du Pont House6.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Kenneth Flash4.0 mi
  • Open Air Theatre6.6 mi

Counts are within about 3 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

Notable people born here

  • William Maclay (1737) · United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1737-1804)

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

Schools in New Garden

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
New Garden Elementary SchoolToughkenamon1–5473Public1.0 mi
Kennett Middle SchoolLandenberg6–8902Public1.2 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 East Marlborough, Kennett Square, Kennett, Franklin Township (Chester County), London Britain, London Grove, Avondale, Elk Township (Chester County), Newlin and West Marlborough.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.