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Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania

Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Country  United States
State  Pennsylvania
County Delaware
Township Upper Darby
Elevation 246 ft (75.0 m)
Coordinates 39°57′00″N 75°18′07″W / 39.95000°N 75.30194°W / 39.95000; -75.30194Coordinates: 39°57′00″N 75°18′07″W / 39.95000°N 75.30194°W / 39.95000; -75.30194
Area 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
 - land 3.2 sq mi (8 km2)
 - water 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 28,043 (2010)
Density 8,779.4/sq mi (3,389.7/km2)
Founded October 1996
Mayor Thomas Micozzie
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
VHS 19026
Area code 610 and 484
FIPS code 42-19920
GNIS feature ID 1173475
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Location of Drexel Hill in Pennsylvania
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania is located in the US
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Location of Drexel Hill in Pennsylvania

Drexel Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel Hill is located 7 miles (11 km) west of Center City, Philadelphia, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The population was 28,043 at the 2010 census, down from 29,364 at the 2000 census.

Drexel Hill is located in the western part of Upper Darby Township at 39°57′00″N 75°18′7″W / 39.95000°N 75.30194°W / 39.95000; -75.30194 (39.949962, -75.301841). The CDP is bordered to the north by Haverford Township, to the east by the Kirklyn, Highland Park, Beverly Hills, and Bywood neighborhoods of Upper Darby, to the southeast by the borough of Lansdowne, to the south by the borough of Clifton Heights and the Westbrook Park neighborhood of Upper Darby, and to the southwest by Springfield Township.Darby Creek forms the southwestern/southern border of the CDP. U.S. Route 1 (Township Line Road) runs through the northwest corner of the CDP and forms most of its northern border with Haverford Township.


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