Welcome to Colwyn ...

Colwyn is located in Delaware County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Colwyn, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colwyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Colwyn has a population of 2,552 people<3> (see below for details).

Colwyn is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Colwyn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Colwyn had an population of 2,552 people. This is an increase of 0.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Colwyn had a population of 2,546 people. This makes Colwyn the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Colwyn represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 367th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,546 people, the population of Colwyn increased 3.79% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,453 people).

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

Communities near Colwyn ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (5 miles [8 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Gloucester City
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Conshohocken
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <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 Colwyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Colwyn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colwyn ...

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

Adding Colwyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colwyn 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 Colwyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Colwyn post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colwyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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