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Welcome to West Mount Airy ...

West Mount Airy is located in Philadelphia County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Mount Airy: W. Mt. Airy (or less commonly used: W. Mnt. Airy)

West Mount Airy is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near West Mount Airy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Mount Airy.

  • Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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 <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Mount Airy ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Mount Airy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.