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Welcome to Swedesford Road ...

Swedesford Road is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swedesford Road, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Swedesford Road: Swedesford Rd.

Swedesford Road is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swedesford Road: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near Swedesford Road ...

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

  • Norristown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • West Chester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Phoenixville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Darby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Lansdowne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Collingdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swedesford Road ...

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

Adding Swedesford Road to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Swedesford Road in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Swedesford Road was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swedesford Road.

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 Swedesford Road - 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 Swedesford Road area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Swedesford Road 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.