Town guide

Upper Uwchlan, Pennsylvania

Upper Uwchlan is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to about 13,010 people across 11 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 19335, 19343 and 19425.

Homes sold for a median of $234 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population13,0101,195 per sq mi
Median home value$619,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$234Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking53%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Upper Uwchlan

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Upper Uwchlan. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Upper Uwchlan

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA30 miles away

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

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

Who represents Upper Uwchlan

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 Uwchlan had 12,275 residents in the 2020 census, up 79% since 2000.

It’s the 195th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Upper Uwchlan population by census2000: 6,850, 2010: 11,227, 2020: 12,2756,850200011,227201012,2752020

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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 50.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Upper UwchlanJan: high 38°F, low 23°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 23°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 30°F, 4.5 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 4 in; May: high 72°F, low 50°F, 4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 35°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 28°F, 4.5 in38°23°Jan3.741°23°Feb3.249°30°Mar4.562°40°Apr4.072°50°May4.080°59°Jun4.685°64°Jul4.883°62°Aug4.676°55°Sep4.964°44°Oct4.553°35°Nov3.443°28°Dec4.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glenmoore, PA weather station (4 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

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

Nearest hospitals

  • Coatesville Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Coatesville6.1 miles
  • Chester County HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · West Chester7.9 miles
  • Paoli HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Paoli10.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors41
Specialist doctors10
Dentists47
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants37
Mental health providers224
Physical and occupational therapists126
Optometrists9
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies16

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 Uwchlan

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Hickory Park · 32 acres1.6 mi
  • Dowlin Forge Park · 13 acres0.3 mi
  • Shamona Main Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
  • LYA Eagleview Fields · 7 acres1.7 mi
  • Charles H. Martin Memorial Park · 5 acres1.7 mi
  • LYA - Target Field · 5 acres2.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Acme2.0 mi
  • Giant2.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid2.8 mi
  • Lionville Natural Pharmacy3.1 mi
  • The Medicine Shoppe3.1 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.6 mi

Libraries

  • Downingtown Library2.8 mi
  • Henrietta Hankin Branch Library4.5 mi
  • Chester County Library4.7 mi
  • Chester Springs Library5.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Jim Croce's Apartment2.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Barley Sheaf Players Theatre2.5 mi
  • Innovative Performing Arts Center3.2 mi
  • SALT Performing Arts5.7 mi
  • Center for the Arts6.0 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 Upper Uwchlan

Public schools here are run by Downingtown Area SD, Owen J Roberts SD, Chester County Technical College High School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Beaver Creek El SchDowningtownK–5531Public3.4 mi
Bradford Hgts El SchDowningtownK–5534Public4.2 mi
Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtownK–5488Public2.7 mi
East Ward El SchDowningtownK–5549Public2.8 mi
Lionville El SchDowningtownK–5668Public2.4 mi
Pickering Valley El SchChester SpringsK–5423Public2.3 mi
Shamona Creek El SchDowningtownK–5488Public0.6 mi
Springton Manor El SchGlenmooreK–5555Public4.7 mi
Uwchlan Hills El SchDowningtownK–5537Public1.8 mi
West Bradford El SchDowningtownK–5623Public5.7 mi
West Vincent El SchChester SpringsK–6530Public4.3 mi
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterDowningtown61,066Public0.5 mi
Downingtown MSDowningtown7–81,074Public2.6 mi
Chester County Technical College High School - BrandywineDowningtown9–1275Career and Technical3.4 mi
Downingtown HS West CampusDowningtown9–121,796Public2.8 mi
Downingtown STEM AcademyDowningtown9–12962Public2.9 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Montgomery SchoolChester SpringsPre-K–8256Nonsectarian5.1 mi
St Matthews Preschool & KindergartenChester SpringsPre-K–K11Evangelical Lutheran Church in America4.4 mi
Creative Kids of DowningtownDowningtownTK–K9Nonsectarian4.7 mi
Devereux Day School-CaresDowningtownK–1258Nonsectarian3.5 mi
The Camphill School, Inc.GlenmooreK–12100Nonsectarian5.9 mi
Mission for Educating Children With AutismDowningtown6–1235Nonsectarian3.1 mi
Bishop Shanahan High SchoolDowningtown9–12876Roman Catholic3.0 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 East Brandywine, Downingtown, Uwchlan, Caln, West Bradford, East Caln, West Vincent, West Pikeland, Wallace, East Bradford, West Brandywine and East Nantmeal.

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