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Pennsylvania›Chester County

DilworthtownPA

A town of 1,090.

Is Dilworthtown a good place to live?

We don’t grade Dilworthtown yet; the figures below are still real.

Small town

1,090 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Birmingham TownshipThornbury TownshipChadds Ford TownshipThornbury TownshipBirmingham TownshipThornbury TownshipChadds Ford TownshipThornbury TownshipDilworthtown
Nearby attractions

USS New Jersey and 165 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dilworthtown. Close and well known come first.

All 223 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Dilworthtown: who provides what

Dilworthtown is unincorporated, so Chester County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPECO Energy18.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAqua Pa Main System1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesChester CountyChester County provides services here
SchoolsUnionville-Chadds Ford School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChester County Board of ElectionsChester County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1938219382 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Dilworthtown.

Work & commute

Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, the median household income in Dilworthtown is higher

The top destinations are Philadelphia (8%), Upper Merion Township (4%) and Tredyffrin Township (4%). Among residents in Dilworthtown, 4.1% live below the poverty line, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Its average trip to work stands at 29 minutes. Most people who work leave Dilworthtown to do it: just 2% work in town.

2%work in town
DilworthtownPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$177,000$81,000$80,000
Average trip to work29 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.1%7.6%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2.3%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Dilworthtown2%
Philadelphia8%
Upper Merion Township4%
Tredyffrin Township4%
Wilmington4%
14 mi
median commute distance
771
jobs based in Dilworthtown
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Low risk in Dilworthtown, with inland flooding at the top

For Dilworthtown, the FEMA risk score is 25 of 100. Expected losses in Dilworthtown break down as 73% from inland flooding and 5% from heat waves.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Dilworthtown has four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 24° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–43°
Spring41–63°
Summer64–84°
Fall46–66°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Dilworthtown stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent physical distress

In Dilworthtown, 2.8% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Only 4 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Dilworthtown. Among adults here, 15% get no exercise outside work, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (25%). This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 19 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1.

DilworthtownPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)11%16%17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)8.5%14%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.9%17%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%38%36%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
19 better6 too close to call1 worse
What stands outDilworthtownPA
Fewer uninsured adults2.8%5.8%
Fewer smokers7.9%15.8%
More adults who have had cancer10.1%8.8%
Chester County Hospital
5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Dilworthtown sells for about $658K

No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Dilworthtown.

$658Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dilworthtown

14pages on Dilworthtown
After high school

Colleges nearby

17 within 15 miles of the center of Dilworthtown

A job hub

Every workday, about 759 people come to Dilworthtown for work

Where Dilworthtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Philadelphia Philadelphia 8% 4% → Upper Merion Township Upper Merion Township 4% 4% → Tredyffrin Township Tredyffrin Township 4% 4% → Wilmington Wilmington 4% 4% → Birmingham Township Birmingham Township 4% 3% → Concord Township Concord Township 3% Dilworthtown · 2% stay
771jobs based in Dilworthtown
2%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Dilworthtown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Dilworthtown, PA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Dilworthtown yet; the figures below are still real.