West Chester, PA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Chester, PA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 105,091. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WEST-CHESTER-PA · West Chester, PA 3 ZIPs · 105,091 pop · #5733/25278 · Chester County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $92,835
- RANK-UPPER #5733/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coatesville
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 48% owners
- POP-MID 105,091
- SPREAD-SPLIT 19383→19382
- HOME-HIGH $566,450
Nearest income peer: Coatesville, PA ( $2,234 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around West Chester
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Chester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Honey Brook · lowest
Honey Brook · lowest
$86,890 median HH income
- Coatesville · near
Coatesville · near
$90,601 median HH income
- West Chester · this city
West Chester · this city
$92,835 median HH income
- Oxford · near
Oxford · near
$107,067 median HH income
- Pottstown · near
Pottstown · near
$107,825 median HH income
- Chester Spring · highest
Chester Spring · highest
$211,739 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, West Chester, PA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 23%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 105,091
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $92,835
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,835 and home value $566,450 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 76.0%.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (47.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,850 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Pennsylvania, Manchester is the closest lower-income city and Gordon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Chester.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside West Chester differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in West Chester. ZIP 19383 reports $23,514 in median household income, while ZIP 19382 reports $132,091. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 5.6×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 63.3 points
19383 to 19382
19380 to 19382
19380 to 19383
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 19382 skews compact West Chester
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 19382 covers about 50% of West Chester's 105,091 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in West Chester
Citywide ZBP: 3,072 establishments, 53,585 employees , annual payroll $3,638,620k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19380 (1,553 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (579) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in West Chester, PA
These ZIP codes sit in Chester County, which covers 37 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in West Chester. See the Chester County roll-up →
West Chester sits in the lower half of Chester County on income: Pottstown, Downingtown and Phoenixville report more, and only Honey Brook reports less. Chester Springs marks the far end of that range at $211,739, 128% above West Chester.
Side-by-side: Compare 19382 vs 19380 →
West Chester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving West Chester, .