Chester

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Pennsylvania

Chester is a major-metro county in Pennsylvania with 37 ZIP codes, 519,475 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chester, PA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 1%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
519,475
combined ZIP population
37
USPS ZIP codes covered
$130,836
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Chester lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 42029, 37 ZIPs, combined population 519,475). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 19382 (West Chester) with 52,388 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 42029, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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37

Total ZIPs

519,475

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Chester

Side-by-side: Compare 19382 vs 19320 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
19382 West Chester 52,388 437
19320 Coatesville 52,342 239
19380 West Chester 49,534 606
19335 Downingtown 46,984 427
19460 Phoenixville 40,154 439
19087 Wayne 32,225 780
19355 Malvern 24,760 249
19348 Kennett Square 22,232 232
19363 Oxford 17,055 132
19465 Pottstown 17,038 184
19341 Exton 16,709 501
19425 Chester Springs 13,922 199
19390 West Grove 13,425 199
19344 Honey Brook 11,919 141
19312 Berwyn 11,539 470
19475 Spring City 11,283 263
19350 Landenberg 10,921 151
19352 Lincoln University 10,622 214
19311 Avondale 8,584 263
19343 Glenmoore 8,142 116
19365 Parkesburg 7,006 152
19333 Devon 6,895 771
19301 Paoli 6,402 735
19362 Nottingham 5,815 74
19520 Elverson 5,465 57
19330 Cochranville 5,421 62
19383 West Chester 3,169 20,419
19310 Atglen 3,066 91
19372 Thorndale 1,360 899
19374 Toughkenamon 1,252 281
19345 Immaculata 689 1,299
19358 Modena 526 648
19316 Brandamore 186 81
19367 Pomeroy 171 391
19457 Parker Ford 125 245
19375 Unionville 104 97
19442 Kimberton 45 881

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Chester?

Chester has a total population of 519,475 across 37 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Chester?

Chester includes 37 ZIP codes: 19382, 19320, 19380, 19335, 19460, 19087, 19355, 19348, 19363, 19465, and more.

Chester's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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