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Welcome to Little Washington ...

Little Washington is located in Chester County<1>.

Little Washington is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Little Washington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Little Washington: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in Cumberland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Little Washington - they are located in Maryland, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Little Washington ...

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

  • Pottstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Coatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Downingtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennett Square
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Holland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Birdsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Royersford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Washington ...

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

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 Little Washington - 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 Little Washington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Little Washington 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.