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
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 airport
Philadelphia 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
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 6th DistrictChrissy Houlahan (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 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.
Chester 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 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.
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:
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 doctors
41
Specialist doctors
10
Dentists
47
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
37
Mental health providers
224
Physical and occupational therapists
126
Optometrists
9
Chiropractors
19
Pharmacies
16
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Beaver Creek El SchDowningtown
K–5
531
Public
3.4 mi
Bradford Hgts El SchDowningtown
K–5
534
Public
4.2 mi
Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtown
K–5
488
Public
2.7 mi
East Ward El SchDowningtown
K–5
549
Public
2.8 mi
Lionville El SchDowningtown
K–5
668
Public
2.4 mi
Pickering Valley El SchChester Springs
K–5
423
Public
2.3 mi
Shamona Creek El SchDowningtown
K–5
488
Public
0.6 mi
Springton Manor El SchGlenmoore
K–5
555
Public
4.7 mi
Uwchlan Hills El SchDowningtown
K–5
537
Public
1.8 mi
West Bradford El SchDowningtown
K–5
623
Public
5.7 mi
West Vincent El SchChester Springs
K–6
530
Public
4.3 mi
Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterDowningtown
6
1,066
Public
0.5 mi
Downingtown MSDowningtown
7–8
1,074
Public
2.6 mi
Chester County Technical College High School - BrandywineDowningtown
9–12
75
Career and Technical
3.4 mi
Downingtown HS West CampusDowningtown
9–12
1,796
Public
2.8 mi
Downingtown STEM AcademyDowningtown
9–12
962
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Montgomery SchoolChester Springs
Pre-K–8
256
Nonsectarian
5.1 mi
St Matthews Preschool & KindergartenChester Springs
Pre-K–K
11
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
4.4 mi
Creative Kids of DowningtownDowningtown
TK–K
9
Nonsectarian
4.7 mi
Devereux Day School-CaresDowningtown
K–12
58
Nonsectarian
3.5 mi
The Camphill School, Inc.Glenmoore
K–12
100
Nonsectarian
5.9 mi
Mission for Educating Children With AutismDowningtown
6–12
35
Nonsectarian
3.1 mi
Bishop Shanahan High SchoolDowningtown
9–12
876
Roman Catholic
3.0 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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