Welcome to Northbrook ...

Northbrook is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Northbrook is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Northbrook: (610) and (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Northbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Northbrook - they are located in Illinois (2), Maryland, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Northbrook ...

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

• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Phoenixville
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Coatesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Downingtown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Brookhaven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <5>
• Ridley Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Park
  • Ridley Park is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridley Park <5>
• Swarthmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarthmore
  • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swarthmore <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 Northbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northbrook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northbrook ...

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

Adding Northbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Northbrook post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northbrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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