Welcome to Aldan ...

Aldan is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Aldan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aldan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Aldan has a population of 4,152 people<3> (see below for details).

Aldan is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Aldan lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Aldan ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Aldan, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aldan had an population of 4,152 people (or a decrease of 3.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Aldan had a population of 4,152 people. This makes Aldan the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Aldan represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,152 people, the population of Aldan decreased 3.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,313 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Aldan.

Communities near Aldan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aldan.

• Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
• Norristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <5>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <5>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <5>
• Gloucester City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Brookhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aldan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aldan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aldan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aldan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aldan. See our Newspapers Page for Aldan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aldan ...

Looking for more information about Aldan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aldan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aldan.

Adding Aldan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aldan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Aldan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Aldan post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aldan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aldan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/