Welcome to Seal ...
Seal is located in Chester County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Seal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Seal is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Seal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Seal: 610, 484 & 835<3>
Communities Also Named Seal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Seal - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Seal.
Communities near Seal ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Seal.
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phoenixville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Darby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lansdowne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Collingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
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 Seal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Seal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Seal. 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 Seal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Seal. See our Newspapers Page for Seal.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Seal ...
Looking for more information about Seal? 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 Seal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Seal.
Adding Seal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Seal 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 Seal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Seal post office opened in 1888.
We also found Seal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Seal.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Seal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Seal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Seal area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |