Welcome to West Collingswood ...

West Collingswood is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Collingswood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for West Collingswood: W. Collingswood

West Collingswood is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for West Collingswood: 856

Communities near West Collingswood ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
• Norristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
• Chester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Yeadon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Darby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
• Lansdowne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Burlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Woodbury
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Bristol
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Collingdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Collingswood ...

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

Adding West Collingswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Collingswood 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 (so far) for West Collingswood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Collingswood post office opened in 1892. The West Collingswood post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Collingswood.