Chichester, Pennsylvania | |
Motto: | The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Delaware |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chichester in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 39.835°N -75.4444°W |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 10.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 10 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | .8 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 30,648 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 19061 |
Area Code: | 484 and 610 |
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Chichester, formerly New Chichester in reference to the English city,[1] is a region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the townships of Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester, and the boroughs of Marcus Hook, and Trainer. Other communities included in the region are Linwood (Lower Chichester Township), Boothwyn (Upper Chichester Township), Ogden (Upper Chichester Township), and Twin Oaks (Upper Chichester Township).[2]
Boothwyn is located at (39.835115, -75.444507).
Ogden is located at (39.82744 -75.452503).
Twin Oaks is located at (39.839123,-75.422173).
Linwood is located at (39.825945, -75.422808).
Marcus Hook is located at (39.818212, -75.415561).
Trainer is located at (39.828612, -75.403599).
Boothwyn, Reliance, and Ogden fire companies are all located in and serve Upper Chichester Township.
The Lower Chichester Fire Company is located in and serves Linwood, PA.
The Marcus Hook-Trainer Fire Company server both Marcus Hook and Trainer.
The Sun Oil Fire Company is located in The Sun Oil Refinery in Marcus Hook.
Chichester is the only part of Chichester School District. Children within the area usually attend Boothwyn Elementary School (Grades K-4), Marcus Hook Elementary School (Grades K-4), Hilltop Elementary School (Grades K-4), Linwood Elementary School (Grades K-4), Chichester Middle School (Grades 5-8), and the only high school in the district known as Chichester High School (Grades 9-12). Chichester High School has a math department that consists of eleven teachers. Holy Saviour St. John Fisher School is located within district.