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Welcome to West Goshen Hills ...

West Goshen Hills is located in Chester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Goshen Hills: W. Goshen Hills

West Goshen Hills is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Goshen Hills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Goshen Hills: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities near West Goshen Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Goshen Hills.

  • Wilmington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
  • Norristown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Coatesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Collingdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Goshen Hills ...

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

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