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Broomall, Pennsylvania

Broomall, Pennsylvania (The 008)
Census-designated place
MasseyHouse.JPG
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Delaware
Township Marple
Elevation 351 ft (107.0 m)
Coordinates 39°58′18″N 75°21′17″W / 39.97167°N 75.35472°W / 39.97167; -75.35472Coordinates: 39°58′18″N 75°21′17″W / 39.97167°N 75.35472°W / 39.97167; -75.35472
Area 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2)
 - land 2.9 sq mi (8 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 10,789 (2010)
Density 3,732.9/sq mi (1,441.3/km2)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19008
Area code 610 and 484
FIPS code 42-09248
GNIS feature ID 1170351
Delaware County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas Broomall highlighted.svg
Location in Delaware County and the state of Pennsylvania.

Broomall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,789 at the 2010 census.

The community was a crossroads community renamed for the post office established to honor John Martin Broomall, a 19th-century U.S. congressman from the area.

The Thomas Massey House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Broomall is located in northeastern Delaware County at 39°58′18″N 75°21′17″W / 39.97167°N 75.35472°W / 39.97167; -75.35472 (39.971561, −75.354674). It is in the eastern part of Marple Township and is bordered to the east by Darby Creek and to the north by Pennsylvania Route 3 (West Chester Pike). Pennsylvania Route 320 (Sproul Road) is the main north-south road in the community. Broomall is 10 miles (16 km) west of Center City Philadelphia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2), all of it land.


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