Back ويست تشيستر (بنسيلفانيا) ARZ Уэст-Чэстэр (Пенсільванія) Byelorussian Вест-Честер (Пенсильвани) CE West Chester (kapital sa kondado) CEB West Chester, Pennsylvania Welsh West Chester DAG West Chester (Pennsylvania) German West Chester (Pensilvania) Spanish West Chester (Pennsylvania) Basque وست چستر (پنسیلوانیا) Persian
West Chester | |
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 Location of West Chester in Chester County (left) and of Chester County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
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| Coordinates: 39°57′31″N 75°36′18″W / 39.95861°N 75.60500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Incorporated | 1799 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lillian DeBaptiste (D)[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.85 sq mi (4.78 km2) |
| • Land | 1.85 sq mi (4.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population (2023)[4] | |
• Total | 18,750 |
| • Density | 10,114.30/sq mi (3,904.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 19380–19383, 19388 |
| Area codes | 484 and 610 |
| Website | west-chester |
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.[5] Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough had a population of 18,671 at the 2020 census.[6] West Chester is the mailing address for most of its neighboring townships.
Much of the West Chester University of Pennsylvania North Campus and the Chester County government are located within the borough. The center of town is located at the intersection of Market and High Streets.
- ^ "DeBaptiste takes over as new West Chester mayor". January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Lillian DeBaptiste for Mayor - Home". Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ United States Census[dead link]