Welcome to Collingdale ...

Collingdale is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Collingdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Collingdale has a population of 8,788 people<3> (see below for details).

Collingdale is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Collingdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Collingdale had an population of 8,788 people (or an increase of 1.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Collingdale had a population of 8,786 people.

The population of Collingdale represents 0.07% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people).

With a 2010 count of 8,786 people, the population of Collingdale increased 1.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,664 people).

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

Communities near Collingdale ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Phoenixville
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Gloucester City
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Brookhaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Collingdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Collingdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Collingdale ...

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

Adding Collingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Collingdale post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Collingdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Collingdale. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/