Welcome to Pickering ...

Pickering is located in Chester County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pickering, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickering, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Pickering is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pickering: (610) & (484)<4>

Communities Also Named Pickering ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pickering - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire and Ontario.

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

Communities near Pickering ...

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

• Norristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Pottstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Lansdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <5>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <5>
• Downingtown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickering ...

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

Adding Pickering to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pickering post office opened in 1833.

We also found Pickering in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickering.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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