Welcome to Malvern ...

Malvern is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Malvern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Malvern has a population of 3,456 people<2> (see below for details).

Malvern is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Malvern: 610, 484 & 835<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Malvern had an population of 3,456 people. This is an increase of 15.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Malvern had a population of 2,998 people. This makes Malvern the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Malvern represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 321st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,998 people, the population of Malvern decreased 1.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,059 people).

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

Communities Also Named Malvern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Malvern - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio, Ontario, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Malvern ...

Official Website: www.malvern.org/

Communities near Malvern ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Norristown
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Pottstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• West Chester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Lansdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Phoenixville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Yeadon
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Darby
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <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 Malvern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Malvern.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Malvern ...

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

Adding Malvern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Malvern post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Malvern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Malvern: www.malvern.org/

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/