Edgmont Township, Pennsylvania | |
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Motto: "The Emerald of Delaware County" | |
Country | United States |
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State | Pennsylvania |
County | Delaware |
Elevation | 469 ft (143.0 m) |
Coordinates | 39°56′56″N 75°28′07″W / 39.94889°N 75.46861°WCoordinates: 39°56′56″N 75°28′07″W / 39.94889°N 75.46861°W |
Area | 9.73 sq mi (25.2 km2) |
- land | 9.71 sq mi (25 km2) |
- water | 0.02 sq mi (0 km2), 0.21% |
Population | 3,987 (2010) |
Density | 410.7/sq mi (158.6/km2) |
Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 19028 |
Area code | 610 / 484 |
FIPS code | 42-045-22584 |
GNIS feature ID | 1216382 |
Location of Edgmont Township in Delaware County
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Edgmont Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,987 at the 2010 census.
Edgmont Township, otherwise known by the post office name of "Edgemont" (ZIP code 19028) is a semi-rural suburban area in western Delaware County. It was one of the first townships in Pennsylvania, founded in the late 1680s. Today, Edgmont is home to a rather wide socioeconomic range. Along the rural area along Valley Road are many high-income neighborhoods such as Allee, Okehocking Hills, and Fiveormore. On Delchester Road is the rather posh new neighborhood known as Somerhill. On the major north-south thoroughfare through Edgmont, Providence Road, several upscale single family homes on large lots predominate as well as other high-income neighborhoods such as Springton Chase and Runnymeade Farms. There is also a retirement home known as White Horse Village. Within Edgmont lies a very tiny village that is not incorporated known as Gradyville (19039). It consists mainly of a post office, a gas station, a flower shop, an antique shop, one or two houses, and an English-language Orthodox church. Though Edgmont has its own post office as mentioned previously, most of the area is served by the Newtown Square post office (19073), the Media post office (19063), or the Glen Mills post office as it delivers mail directly to residences.
Edgmont Township lies northwest of the center of Delaware County, with its northern border forming the Chester County line. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.73 square miles (25.20 km2), of which 9.71 square miles (25.14 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.24%, is water.Crum Creek forms the eastern border of the township, and Ridley Creek flows roughly parallel to it 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west.