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.

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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.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

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×

19383 to 19382

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

19380 to 19382

Poverty-rate spread
63.3 points

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 .

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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 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
19382 52,388 $132,091 1,507 437
19380 49,534 $122,899 1,553 606
19383 3,169 $23,514 12 20,419

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, .