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Welcome to Aston Mills ...

Aston Mills is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aston Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Aston Mills: Aston Mls. (or less commonly used: Aston Mlls.)

Aston Mills is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Aston Mills: 19014<3>

Websites for Aston Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Communities near Aston Mills ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aston Mills ...

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

Adding Aston Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aston Mills 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 Aston Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aston Mills post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aston Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aston Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Aston Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Aston Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/