Welcome to Media ...

Media is located in Delaware County<1> and is the County Seat for Delaware County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Media, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Media has a population of 5,786 people<2> (see below for details).

Media is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Media ...

Official Website:   www.mediaborough.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Media had an population of 5,786 people. This is an increase of 8.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Media had a population of 5,327 people. This makes Media the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Media represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,327 people, the population of Media decreased 3.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,533 people).

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

Communities Also Named Media ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Media - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Media ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Camden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Norristown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• West Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• Lansdowne
  (6 miles [9.7 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Media. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Media.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Media ...

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

Adding Media to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Media post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Media.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Media: www.mediaborough.com/

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

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