Summary for Thornton

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Located in: Delaware County (see below)

Time Zone: Thornton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 450 feet [137.16 m] above sea level<1>

Websites for Thornton

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Thornton:

Lat: 39.907300° (or 39°54'26" N)

Lon: -75.531600° (or -75°31'53" W)

USGS Topo Map: West Chester<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Thornton

GNIS ID: 1204811

FIPS State / Place Code: 42 / 76616

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Thornton)

The community of Media is the County Seat for Delaware County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Delaware)

Population

Total Area:<5> 190.6 sq. miles [493.7 km²] - of which 3.55% is water (6.76 sq. miles [17.5 km²])

Housing Units: <6> 222,902

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Delaware

GNIS ID: 1209177

FIPS State / County Code: 42 / 045

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Thornton)

From the US Census

Population

Websites for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

GNIS ID: 1779798

FIPS State: 42

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Thornton)

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The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thornton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Thornton, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Thornton.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Thornton. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).