Town guide

Upper Salford, Pennsylvania

Upper Salford is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,171 people across 8.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19438 and 19473.

Homes sold for a median of $247 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population3,171356 per sq mi
Median home value$459,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$247Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking60%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Upper Salford

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Upper Salford

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA23 miles away

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

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

Who represents Upper Salford

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

Upper Salford had 3,172 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 862nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Upper Salford population by census2000: 3,024, 2010: 3,299, 2020: 3,1723,02420003,29920103,1722020

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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 48.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Upper SalfordJan: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 22°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 29°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 61°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 53°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 41°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 32°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 25°F, 4.4 in40°20°Jan3.342°22°Feb2.650°29°Mar3.962°39°Apr3.872°49°May4.081°59°Jun4.286°64°Jul5.084°61°Aug4.678°53°Sep4.966°41°Oct4.555°32°Nov3.445°25°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Graterford 1 E, PA weather station (2 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

198 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Upper Salford’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Valley Forge Medical CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Norristown7.5 miles
  • Physicians Care Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Royersford7.7 miles
  • Jefferson Lansdale HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lansdale7.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors20
Specialist doctors2
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants23
Mental health providers61
Physical and occupational therapists64
Optometrists8
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies13

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 Upper Salford

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Pennypacker Mills · 163 acres2.0 mi
  • Upper Salford Park · 72 acres1.9 mi
  • Alvin C. Alderfer Recreation Area · 32 acres1.8 mi
  • Heckler Plains Farmstead · 31 acres2.0 mi
  • Camp Wawa Park · 30 acres0.5 mi
  • Groff's Mill Park · 30 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores

  • Hennings2.2 mi
  • Giant2.4 mi
  • Landis Supermarket2.5 mi
  • Landis Supermarket2.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Skippack Pharmacy2.2 mi
  • Rann Pharmacy2.4 mi
  • Walgreens4.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy5.0 mi

Libraries

  • Perkiomen Valley Library2.4 mi
  • Myrin Library5.0 mi
  • Evansburg Free Library5.4 mi

Museums

  • Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art5.0 mi
  • The Speaker's House5.0 mi
  • Henry Muhlenberg House5.0 mi
  • Dewee's Tavern5.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Playcrafters of Skippack2.6 mi
  • DCP Theatre4.4 mi
  • The Kaleidoscope4.9 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.

Schools in Upper Salford

Public schools here are run by North Penn SD, Souderton Area SD, Perkiomen Valley SD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
General Nash El SchHarleysvilleK–6465Public4.1 mi
Oak Ridge El SchHarleysvilleK–5420Public1.8 mi
Salford Hills El SchHarleysvilleK–5449Public3.7 mi
Schwenksville El SchSchwenksvilleK–5474Public2.5 mi
Indian Valley MSHarleysville6–8731Public2.8 mi
South East Youth Dev CenterCollegeville7–121Alternative Education1.9 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Mary Catholic SchoolSchwenksvillePre-K–8183Roman Catholic2.7 mi
St Teresa of Calcutta SchoolSchwenksvillePre-K–8305Roman Catholic6.1 mi
Deep Creek Learning CenterSchwenksvilleK–1250Christian (no specific denomination)1.9 mi
Deep Creek Learning CenterSchwenksvilleK–1257Christian (no specific denomination)1.9 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 Salford, Limerick, Towamencin, Perkiomen, Skippack, Lower Frederick, Franconia, Schwenksville and Upper Frederick.

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