Welcome to Norwood ...

Norwood is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Norwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Norwood has a population of 5,957 people<3> (see below for details).

Norwood is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Norwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Norwood had an population of 5,957 people. This is an increase of 1.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Norwood had a population of 5,890 people. This makes Norwood the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Norwood represents 0.05% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 157th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,890 people, the population of Norwood decreased 1.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,985 people).

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

Communities Also Named Norwood ...

While we believe that this Norwood is located in Delaware County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Norwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegheny and Lancaster County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 51 communities that are also named Norwood - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Norwood ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <5>
• Camden
  (9 miles [14.5 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Norristown
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Gloucester City
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Conshohocken
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>
• Ambler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
  • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <5>
• Elsmere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Norwood ...

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

Adding Norwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Norwood 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 Norwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Norwood in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Norwood post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Norwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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