Welcome to Lenape ...

Lenape is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenape, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Lenape is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lenape: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Lenape ...

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

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

Communities near Lenape ...

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

• Wilmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Coatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Lansdowne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Downingtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <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 Lenape. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lenape.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lenape ...

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

Adding Lenape to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lenape 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 Lenape was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenape.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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