| Official Name: | Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Chadds Ford |
| Coordinates: | 39.8719°N -75.5914°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Delaware Chester |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chadds Ford Pennsbury Birmingham |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.28 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.91 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.82 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 253.77 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 168 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 19317 |
| Area Code: | 610/484 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-12440 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2805473 |
| Population Total: | 1476 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 657.17 |
Chadds Ford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware and Chester counties, Pennsylvania, United States, comprising the unincorporated communities of Chadds Ford and Chadds Ford Knoll. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The CDP is in westernmost Delaware County and southeastern Chester County, in the northwestern part of Chadds Ford Township, the eastern part of Pennsbury Township, and the southern corner of Birmingham Township. Brandywine Creek runs through the center of the CDP, forming first the boundary between Pennsbury and Birmingham township and then the boundary between Chester and Delaware counties. The village of Chadds Ford is in the northwest part of Chadds Ford Township, at the junction of U.S. Route 1 and Pennsylvania Route 100, while Chadds Ford Knoll and other suburban developments are in the Chester County parts of the CDP.
U.S. Route 1 leads east-northeast to Media and west-southwest 7miles to Kennett Square, while Route 100 leads north 8miles to West Chester and south 10miles to Wilmington, Delaware.
The center of Chadds Ford village constitutes the Chadds Ford Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Battle of Brandywine occurred at Chadds Ford during the American Revolutionary War. Chadds Ford was home to painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth and was home to the Brandywine School artist colony. Other points of interest in the CDP include the Brandywine River Museum of Art, showcasing the work of the Wyeth family; the Christian C. Sanderson Museum; and the Chaddsford Winery.