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Chester ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

Chester, PA has 2 ZIP codes: 19013 and 19016. The largest is 19013.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
33,619

Mail addressed to Chester uses the ZIP codes above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Chester in numbers

About 33,619 people live in Chester, in 12,537 households, the 16th-largest of Pennsylvania's 1,944 census places. The median household income is $41,342 a year, 47% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,100 (67% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $1,091 a month. The median age is 33.9; 14.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population33,619Chester33,619
Households12,537Chester12,537
Median age33.9Chester33.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$41,342Chester$41,342Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$83,100Chester$83,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091Chester$1,091Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%Chester14.4%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.9 minChester22.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density6,956 / sq miChester6,956 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chester city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Chester

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Chester
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19013 Chester , PA Standard 35,064 $41,261 $83,700
19016 Chester , PA No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Chester

These ZIP codes cover part of Chester but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Chester
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
19015 Brookhaven , PA Standard 16,464 $82,450 $246,700
19086 Wallingford , PA Standard 12,930 $148,920 $446,400

Map of Chester ZIP codes

1901319016

The ZIP codes of Chester, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Chester

The nearest larger towns are Wilmington, DE (71,727 people, 11 mi), Camden, NJ (71,496 people, 15 mi) and Philadelphia (1,579,706 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Chester
TownPopulationDistance
Upland 3,057 0.8 mi
Eddystone 2,562 2.0 mi
Brookhaven 8,331 2.0 mi
Woodlyn 9,736 2.6 mi
Village Green-Green Ridge 9,073 3.1 mi
Linwood 3,921 3.2 mi
Ridley Park 7,261 3.3 mi
Boothwyn 4,774 4.0 mi
Folsom 8,671 4.0 mi
Swarthmore 6,550 4.1 mi
Prospect Park 6,417 4.4 mi
Norwood 5,934 4.9 mi
Morton 2,773 5.2 mi
Gibbstown, NJ 3,685 5.2 mi

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