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Tinicum Township (Delaware County), Pennsylvania

Tinicum Township (Delaware County) is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,980 people across 5.8 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 19029 and 19113, and parts of 19153 are in Tinicum Township (Delaware County) too.

Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,980692 per sq mi
Median home value$207,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$191Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking42%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tinicum Township (Delaware County)

3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Philadelphia, PA19113Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Tinicum Township (Delaware County)

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)2 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA11 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tinicum Township (Delaware 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

Tinicum Township (Delaware County) had 3,983 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 717th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Delaware County grew from 94,762 residents in 1900 to 576,830 in 2020.

Tinicum Township (Delaware County) population by census2000: 4,353, 2010: 4,091, 2020: 3,9834,35320004,09120103,9832020

Delaware County, 1900–2020

Delaware County population, 1900 to 20201900: 94,762, 1910: 117,906, 1920: 173,084, 1930: 280,264, 1940: 310,756, 1950: 414,234, 1960: 553,154, 1970: 600,035, 1980: 555,007, 1990: 547,651, 2000: 550,864, 2010: 558,979, 2020: 576,83095K’00’10173K’20’30311K’40’50553K’60’70555K’80’90551K’00’10577K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 44.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Tinicum Township (Delaware County)Jan: high 41°F, low 26°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 28°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 44°F, 3.5 in; May: high 74°F, low 54°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 64°F, 4 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 70°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 68°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 39°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 31°F, 4 in41°26°Jan3.144°28°Feb2.853°34°Mar4.065°44°Apr3.574°54°May3.383°64°Jun4.088°70°Jul4.486°68°Aug4.379°61°Sep4.467°49°Oct3.556°39°Nov2.946°31°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Philadelphia Intl Ap, PA weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Delaware County

237,233 jobs at 13,165 businesses in Delaware County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Delaware CountyHealth care and social assistance: 48,388 jobs; Retail trade: 25,519 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 19,823 jobs; Company headquarters: 16,398 jobs; Finance and insurance: 16,059 jobs; Educational services: 15,678 jobs; Administrative and support: 14,820 jobs; Manufacturing: 12,864 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 8% Company headquarters 7% Finance and insurance 7% Educational services 7% Administrative and support 6% Manufacturing 5%

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

Health care

6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tinicum Township (Delaware County)’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Darby2.9 miles
  • Crozer Chester Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Upland5.6 miles
  • Philadelphia Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Philadelphia5.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Dentists1
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists1
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 Tinicum Township (Delaware County)

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Norwood Park · 28 acres1.2 mi
  • Glenolden Park · 26 acres1.8 mi
  • Eastwick Regional Park Playground · 18 acres1.6 mi
  • Montgomery Park · 9 acres1.0 mi
  • Pepper School Playground · 8 acres1.3 mi
  • 82nd & Lyons Park · 3 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Grocery Outlet1.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
  • Walgreens2.3 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Folcroft Library0.9 mi
  • Sharon Hill Library1.6 mi
  • Glenolden Library1.7 mi
  • Tinicum Library1.7 mi

Museums

  • Fort Mifflin3.0 mi
  • The James & Ann Whitall House4.2 mi
  • American Swedish Historical Museum4.8 mi
  • Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy5.3 mi
  • Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum5.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Barnstormers3.0 mi
  • Lansdowne Theater3.8 mi
  • Kitao Student Art Gallery4.8 mi
  • Eugene and Theresa Lang Performing Arts Center4.9 mi
  • Scott Amphitheatre4.9 mi

Counts are within about 2 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

Established in 1643.

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

Schools in Tinicum Township (Delaware County)

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Tinicum SchEssington1–8325Public1.6 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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