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Welcome to Yeadon ...

Yeadon is located in Delaware County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Yeadon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yeadon has a population of 11,498 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Websites for Yeadon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yeadon had an population of 11,498 people. This is an increase of 0.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yeadon had a population of 11,443 people. This makes Yeadon the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Yeadon represents 0.09% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,443 people, the population of Yeadon decreased 2.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 11,762 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yeadon.

Communities near Yeadon ...

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

  • Camden
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Norristown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Conshohocken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hatboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yeadon ...

Looking for more information about Yeadon? 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 Yeadon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yeadon.

Adding Yeadon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yeadon 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 Yeadon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yeadon post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yeadon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yeadon. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Yeadon.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yeadon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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