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Welcome to Packer Park ...

Packer Park is located in Philadelphia County<1>.

Packer Park is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Packer Park ...

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

  • Camden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yeadon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Woodbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Collingdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Packer Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Packer Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.