Pomeroy, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Pomeroy, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chester
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Sadsbury
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.21
Area Land Km2:1.20
Area Water Km2:0.01
Area Total Sq Mi:0.47
Area Land Sq Mi:0.47
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1085
Population Density Km2:901.77
Population Density Sq Mi:2333.33
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:484
Coordinates:39.9642°N -75.8864°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:19367
Area Code:610 and 484
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-61968
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Pomeroy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 401 at the 2010 census.[3]

It was once the northern terminus of the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad until passenger service was terminated in 1928.[4]

Geography

Pomeroy is located at [5] in the southeast corner of Sadsbury Township. Pennsylvania Route 372 passes through the center of the village, connecting Coatesville 3miles to the east with Parkesburg to the west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.86km2, of which 0.85sqkm is land and 0.01sqkm, or 0.88%, is water.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Sadsbury CDP, Pennsylvania. United States Census Bureau. August 21, 2012.
  4. Web site: Tracing the history of the Pomeroy and Newark Railroad Chester County Press . 2023-05-30 . www.chestercounty.com . en.
  5. US Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic map series
  6. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pomeroy CDP, Pennsylvania. United States Census Bureau. August 21, 2012.