Welcome to Modena ...

Modena is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Modena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Modena has a population of 530 people<3> (see below for details).

Modena is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Modena: (610) & (484)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Modena had an population of 530 people. This is a decrease of 0.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Modena had a population of 535 people. This makes Modena the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 535 people, the population of Modena decreased 12.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 610 people).

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

Communities Also Named Modena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Modena - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Modena ...

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

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <6>
• West Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Phoenixville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Downingtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Kennett Square
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <6>
• Elsmere
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• New Holland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <6>
• Parkesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <6>
• Malvern
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Modena ...

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

Adding Modena to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Modena post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Modena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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