Town guide

Pennsbury, Pennsylvania

Pennsbury is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,887 people across 9.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19317.

Homes sold for a median of $245 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,887392 per sq mi
Median home value$671,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$245Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking35%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Pennsbury

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pennsbury

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)18 miles away
Closer regional airportWilmington Airport (ILG)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA26 miles away

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

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

Who represents Pennsbury

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

Pennsbury had 3,876 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 735th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Pennsbury population by census2000: 3,500, 2010: 3,604, 2020: 3,8763,50020003,60420103,8762020

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 24°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near PennsburyJan: high 38°F, low 24°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 25°F, 3 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 32°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 43°F, 4.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 52°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 62°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 67°F, 5.2 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 66°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 59°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 47°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 37°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in38°24°Jan3.741°25°Feb3.049°32°Mar4.761°43°Apr4.171°52°May3.879°62°Jun4.784°67°Jul5.282°66°Aug4.475°59°Sep5.163°47°Oct4.153°37°Nov3.343°29°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilmington Porter Rsch, DE weather station (7 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

133 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pennsbury.

Nearest hospitals

  • Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Wilmington5.4 miles
  • Chester County HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · West Chester7.3 miles
  • St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wilmington8.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors8
Specialist doctors21
Dentists24
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers47
Physical and occupational therapists17
Chiropractors7
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 Pennsbury

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Brandywine Battlefield Park · 48 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores

  • Whole Foods Market2.4 mi
  • Wegmans2.6 mi
  • Giant3.0 mi
  • Trader Joe's3.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy3.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy4.3 mi
  • Walgreens5.6 mi
  • Boothwyn Pharmacy5.8 mi

Libraries

  • Rachel Kohl Community Library4.0 mi
  • Hagley Library5.5 mi
  • Hagley Museum and Library5.8 mi
  • Hill Library5.8 mi
  • New Castle Public Library Brandywine Hundred Branch5.9 mi

Museums (8 nearby)

  • Andrew Wytth Studio0.1 mi
  • N.C. Wyeth studio0.2 mi
  • N.C. Wyeth home0.2 mi
  • Brandywine Museum of Art0.4 mi
  • Christian C Sanderson Museum0.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Board & Brush2.6 mi
  • Color Me Mine3.4 mi
  • Darlington Arts Center3.5 mi
  • Open Air Theatre4.6 mi
  • Marian Anderson Music Center5.5 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 Pennsbury

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

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chadds Ford El SchChadds FordK–5328Public0.8 mi
Hillendale El SchChadds FordK–5346Public2.6 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Fairville Friends School IncChadds FordPre-K–K14Friends (Quaker)3.2 mi
Goddard SchoolChadds FordPre-K–K9Nonsectarian2.4 mi
Innovate AcademyChadds FordPre-K–8145Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 mi
St Cornelius SchoolChadds FordPre-K–K18Roman Catholic1.6 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 Chadds Ford, Kennett, Concord, Bethel Township (Delaware County) and Birmingham.

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