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
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Upper Salford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Upper Salford
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia 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
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 4th DistrictMadeleine Dean (D)
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.
Montgomery County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
20
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
23
Mental health providers
61
Physical and occupational therapists
64
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
8
Pharmacies
13
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
General Nash El SchHarleysville
K–6
465
Public
4.1 mi
Oak Ridge El SchHarleysville
K–5
420
Public
1.8 mi
Salford Hills El SchHarleysville
K–5
449
Public
3.7 mi
Schwenksville El SchSchwenksville
K–5
474
Public
2.5 mi
Indian Valley MSHarleysville
6–8
731
Public
2.8 mi
South East Youth Dev CenterCollegeville
7–12
1
Alternative Education
1.9 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary Catholic SchoolSchwenksville
Pre-K–8
183
Roman Catholic
2.7 mi
St Teresa of Calcutta SchoolSchwenksville
Pre-K–8
305
Roman Catholic
6.1 mi
Deep Creek Learning CenterSchwenksville
K–12
50
Christian (no specific denomination)
1.9 mi
Deep Creek Learning CenterSchwenksville
K–12
57
Christian (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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