Welcome to West Pikeland ...

West Pikeland is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of West Pikeland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for West Pikeland: (610) and (484)<4>

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)
  • 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 <5>
• Pottstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <5>
• West Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Phoenixville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Coatesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <5>
• Downingtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <5>
• Brookhaven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Conshohocken
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>
• Clifton Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Heights
  • Clifton Heights is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Heights <5>
• Swarthmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarthmore
  • Swarthmore is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swarthmore <5>

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 for West Pikeland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found West Pikeland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

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