Welcome to Eddystone ...

Eddystone is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eddystone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eddystone has a population of 2,413 people<3> (see below for details).

Eddystone is near sea level<4>.

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

Websites for Eddystone ...

Official Website:   www.eddystoneboro.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eddystone had an population of 2,413 people. This is an increase of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eddystone had a population of 2,410 people. This makes Eddystone the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Eddystone represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 384th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,410 people, the population of Eddystone decreased 1.31% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,442 people).

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

Communities Also Named Eddystone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Eddystone - they are located in Manitoba and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Eddystone ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• West Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Yeadon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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
• Darby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <5>
• Lansdowne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
• Woodbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 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 Eddystone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eddystone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eddystone ...

Looking for more information about Eddystone? 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 Eddystone, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eddystone.

Adding Eddystone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eddystone 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 Eddystone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eddystone post office opened in 1889.

We also found Eddystone in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eddystone.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Eddystone: www.eddystoneboro.com/

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

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