Census Data for Thornton

As far as we can tell, Thornton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Thornton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Chester Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chester Heights is located in Delaware County
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• West Chester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
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• Arden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
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• Ardencroft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
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• Ardentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
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• Brookhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
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• Media
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Media is located in Delaware County
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• Rose Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rose Valley is located in Delaware County
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• Malvern
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Malvern is located in Chester County
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• Marcus Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Marcus Hook is located in Delaware County
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• Parkside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Parkside is located in Delaware County
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• Trainer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trainer is located in Delaware County
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  • Upland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Upland is located in Delaware County
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  • Bellefonte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
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  • Swarthmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County
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Delaware County ...

Thornton is located in Delaware County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Delaware County.

Miscellaneous Information for Thornton ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Delaware County or the community of Thornton:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Thornton:
  • GNIS ID for Thornton: 1204811
  • GNIS ID for Delaware County: 1209177
  • GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
  • County Code: 045 (Delaware County)
  • Place Code: 76616 (Thornton)
  • State & County Code: 42/045 (Pennsylvania / Delaware County)
  • State & Place Code: 42/76616 (Pennsylvania / Thornton)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Thornton is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Thornton, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Thornton. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Thornton:19373<3>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Thornton.