Town guide

Trainer, Pennsylvania

Trainer is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,733 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19061.

Homes sold for a median of $217 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,7331,635 per sq mi
Median home value$119,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$217Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Trainer

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Trainer

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA20 miles away

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

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

Who represents Trainer

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

Trainer had 1,976 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 1328th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Trainer population by census2000: 1,901, 2010: 1,828, 2020: 1,9761,90120001,82820101,9762020

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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TrainerJan: high 43°F, low 27°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 28°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 45°F, 3.5 in; May: high 75°F, low 55°F, 3.2 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 65°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 70°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 69°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 50°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 40°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 32°F, 3.3 in43°27°Jan3.246°28°Feb2.253°35°Mar3.966°45°Apr3.575°55°May3.284°65°Jun3.389°70°Jul4.887°69°Aug3.780°61°Sep4.468°50°Oct3.757°40°Nov2.648°32°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marcus Hook, PA weather station (about a mile 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

60 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Trainer.

Nearest hospitals

  • Crozer Chester Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Upland4.1 miles
  • Riddle Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Media5.9 miles
  • Nemours Children's Hospital, DelawareChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Wilmington7.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors2
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants7
Mental health providers10
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists7
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies18

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 Trainer

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Hewes Avenue Park · 17 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores

  • Acme1.7 mi
  • Food Lion2.0 mi
  • Giant2.7 mi
  • Acme3.5 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Boothwyn Pharmacy0.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.8 mi

Libraries

  • Claymont Public Library1.9 mi
  • J Lewis Crozer Library2.6 mi
  • Aston Public Library2.8 mi
  • Wolfgram Memorial Library4.7 mi
  • Rachel Kohl Community Library4.9 mi

Museums

  • Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library4.2 mi
  • Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum4.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Candlelight Theater2.9 mi
  • Arden Gild Hall3.1 mi
  • Chester Fine Arts Center East4.2 mi
  • MJ Freed Performing Arts Theater4.2 mi
  • Darlington Arts Center5.0 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 Trainer

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Boothwyn El SchBoothwynK–4269Public0.5 mi
Linwood El SchLinwoodK–4249Public0.8 mi
Marcus Hook El SchMarcus HookK–4237Public1.3 mi
Chichester MSBoothwyn5–8873Public0.2 mi
Chichester SHSBoothwyn9–12981Public0.7 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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Towns near Trainer

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Shares ZIP codes with Upper Chichester, Lower Chichester and Marcus Hook.

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.