Welcome to Marcus Hook ...

Marcus Hook is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Marcus Hook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Marcus Hook has a population of 2,402 people<2> (see below for details).

Marcus Hook is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for Marcus Hook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Marcus Hook, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marcus Hook had an population of 2,402 people. This is an increase of 0.21% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Marcus Hook had a population of 2,397 people. This makes Marcus Hook the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Marcus Hook represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 386th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,397 people, the population of Marcus Hook increased 3.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,314 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Marcus Hook.

Communities near Marcus Hook ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Camden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Gloucester City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lansdowne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Woodbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Collingdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Marcus Hook ...

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

Adding Marcus Hook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Marcus Hook post office opened in 1813.

We also found Marcus Hook in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Marcus Hook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marcus Hook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

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