Welcome to Upper Darby ...

Upper Darby is located in Delaware County<1>.

The location of Upper Darby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Darby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Upper Darby is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Upper Darby ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Upper Darby, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Upper Darby ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Norristown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Phoenixville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Gloucester City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Brookhaven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Upper Darby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Darby.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Darby. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Darby.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Darby ...

Looking for more information about Upper Darby? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Upper Darby, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Darby.

Adding Upper Darby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Darby 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 Upper Darby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Upper Darby post office opened in 1849.

We also found Upper Darby in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Darby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Upper Darby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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