Welcome to Berwyn ...

Berwyn is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berwyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Berwyn is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Berwyn: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Berwyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Berwyn - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Berwyn ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Pottstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Lansdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Berwyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berwyn.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwyn. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Berwyn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berwyn ...

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

Adding Berwyn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Berwyn post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berwyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berwyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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