Welcome to Trainer ...

Trainer is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trainer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Trainer has a population of 1,824 people<3> (see below for details).

Trainer is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Trainer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trainer had an population of 1,824 people. This is a decrease of 0.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Trainer had a population of 1,828 people. This makes Trainer the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Trainer represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 453rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,828 people, the population of Trainer decreased 3.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,901 people).

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

Communities Also Named Trainer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Trainer - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Trainer ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Yeadon
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
• Collingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <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 Trainer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trainer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trainer ...

Looking for more information about Trainer? 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 Trainer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trainer.

Adding Trainer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trainer post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trainer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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