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.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
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.