Welcome to Chester Heights ...

Chester Heights is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chester Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Chester Heights: Chester Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chester Heights has a population of 2,706 people<3> (see below for details).

Chester Heights is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Chester Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chester Heights had an population of 2,706 people. This is an increase of 6.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chester Heights had a population of 2,531 people. This makes Chester Heights the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Chester Heights represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 371st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,531 people, the population of Chester Heights increased 2.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,481 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chester Heights.

Communities Also Named Chester Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Chester Heights - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chester Heights.

Communities near Chester Heights ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Yeadon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
• Gloucester City
  (18 miles [29 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

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 Chester Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chester Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chester Heights. 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 Chester Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chester Heights ...

Looking for more information about Chester Heights? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chester Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chester Heights.

Adding Chester Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chester Heights 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 Chester Heights was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Chester Heights on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chester Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chester Heights. 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/