Service Areas Around West Chester, PA
The 24/7 line covers the borough and ten surrounding communities. Pick yours for local details.
Eleven communities around West Chester
West Chester Borough is the county seat of Chester County. Ten townships and boroughs around it have their own page, grouped below by direction from the borough. Each page covers local geography, ZIP codes, and the first steps to take in an emergency.
Next to the borough
These four townships share a boundary with the borough or sit within a few miles of it.
West Goshen Township
Next to the borough on the east side, with homes, offices, shops and university buildings. ZIP codes: 19380, 19382.
East Bradford Township
West of the borough along the East Branch of the Brandywine, with creek-valley basements and Creek Road. ZIP codes: 19380, 19382.
East Goshen Township
East of the borough along Paoli Pike and West Chester Pike, with both public sewer and on-lot systems. ZIP codes: 19380, 19382.
Westtown Township
South of the borough, home to Westtown School and neighborhoods along Wilmington Pike and Street Road. ZIP codes: 19382, 19380.
West and northwest along the Brandywine and Route 30
The creek valleys of West Bradford lead out to Downingtown and the Route 30 corridor.
West Bradford Township
Between the two branches of the Brandywine, including the historic village of Marshallton. ZIP codes: 19335, 19380, 19382.
Downingtown Borough
Downingtown Borough, a creekside mill town about 7 miles northwest of West Chester, with ZIP codes 19335 and 19372 and a flood history on the East Branch of the Brandywine. ZIP codes: 19335, 19372.
North and northeast toward Exton and Malvern
Route 100, Route 30 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike cross this part of the county.
West Whiteland Township
West Whiteland Township covers Exton and its Route 30 and Route 100 corridors, with calls handled across ZIP 19341 and 19380. ZIP codes: 19341, 19380.
Uwchlan Township
Uwchlan Township, where Route 100 and Route 113 cross at Lionville, with Exton, Lionville and Chester Springs addresses. ZIP codes: 19341, 19335, 19425.
East Whiteland Township
East Whiteland covers Frazer and Malvern addresses along Lancaster Avenue and the floor of the Great Valley, with the 24/7 emergency line open day and night. ZIP codes: 19355, 19341, 19345.
Willistown Township
Willistown Township, with Malvern, Newtown Square, Berwyn and Paoli addresses, reached by the same 24/7 emergency line. ZIP codes: 19355, 19073, 19312, 19301.
South toward Chadds Ford
The oldest township in the county lies south of Westtown, along the Brandywine.
Birmingham Township
Birmingham Township is the oldest township in Chester County, a battlefield landscape of stone farmhouses, Dilworthtown and septic-served subdivisions south of the borough. ZIP codes: 19382, 19317.
West Chester Borough
The borough itself is covered by the homepage, where the emergency line, the permit notes and the full service list are described. Borough addresses use ZIP code 19380 and 19382, with 19381 for post office boxes and 19383 for West Chester University.
If you are not sure which township you live in, ask the dispatcher. Tell them your street and the nearest main road and they will match you with a provider who covers it. Browse the full list of plumbing services as well.
How the ZIP codes line up
The near townships sit inside both 19380 and 19382, which is why those two ZIP codes appear on most of the first pages above. Farther out, the ZIP codes follow the post offices instead, so Exton 19341, Malvern 19355, Downingtown 19335 and Chadds Ford 19317 show up on the pages for the townships they reach. Mail addressed to one town can sit inside a different township.
That matters when you call. A ZIP code is a mail route, not a boundary, so dispatch works from your street and the nearest main road. Say both, and say the township if you know it.
Not sure which page applies? Call (610) 672-7601 and describe where you are.
Not sure of your township? Call.
Say your street and the nearest main road and dispatch will do the rest.
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