Welcome to Exton ...

Exton is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Exton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Exton is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Exton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Exton - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Exton ...

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

• Norristown
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <4>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Pottstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• West Chester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Phoenixville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Coatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Collingdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <4>
• Downingtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Brookhaven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <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 Exton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Exton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Exton ...

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

Adding Exton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Exton post office opened in 1861.

We also found Exton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Exton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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