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Welcome to Daylesford Lake ...

Daylesford Lake is located in Chester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Daylesford Lake: Daylesford Lk.

Daylesford Lake is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Daylesford Lake: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near Daylesford Lake ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coatesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
  • Darby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Daylesford Lake ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Daylesford Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Daylesford Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Daylesford Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.