Welcome to West Pikeland ...

West Pikeland is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Pikeland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for West Pikeland: W. Pikeland

West Pikeland is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near West Pikeland ...

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

Norristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norristown is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
Pottstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
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West Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Chester is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
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Phoenixville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phoenixville is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
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Coatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coatesville is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
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Downingtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Downingtown is located in Chester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
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Brookhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
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Conshohocken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
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Clifton Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Heights is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,695 people
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Swarthmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swarthmore is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
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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 Pikeland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Pikeland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pikeland ...

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

Adding West Pikeland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Pikeland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for West Pikeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Pikeland post office opened in 1872. The West Pikeland post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Pikeland.

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 Pikeland - 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 Pikeland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the West Pikeland 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.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/