Chichester, Pennsylvania

Chichester, Pennsylvania
Location of Chichester School District (southernmost pink area) in Delaware County
Motto(s):  The Cornerstone of Pennsylvania
Chichester, Pennsylvania Location of Chichester in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°50′06″N 75°26′40″W / 39.83500°N 75.44444°W / 39.83500; -75.44444Coordinates: 39°50′06″N 75°26′40″W / 39.83500°N 75.44444°W / 39.83500; -75.44444
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Area
• Total	10.8 sq mi (28 km2)
• Land	10 sq mi (30 km2)
• Water	.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Population  (2016)
• Total	30,648
• Density	2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	19061
Area code(s)	610/484
Website	www.marcushookboro.com www.trainerborough.org www.upperchichester.org

Chichester /ˈtʃaɪ.tʃɛs.tər/ is a region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, that 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).^[1]

Geography[]

Boothwyn is located at

39°50′6″N 75°26′40″W / 39.83500°N 75.44444°W / 39.83500; -75.44444 (39.835115, -75.444507).

Ogden is located at

39°49′39″N 75°27′09″W / 39.82750°N 75.45250°W / 39.82750; -75.45250 (39.82744 -75.452503).

Twin Oaks is located at

39°50′21″N 75°25′20″W / 39.83917°N 75.42222°W / 39.83917; -75.42222 (39.839123,-75.422173).

Linwood is located at

39°49′33″N 75°25′22″W / 39.82583°N 75.42278°W / 39.82583; -75.42278 (39.825945, -75.422808).

Marcus Hook is located at

39°49′6″N 75°24′56″W / 39.81833°N 75.41556°W / 39.81833; -75.41556 (39.818212, -75.415561).

Trainer is located at

39°49′43″N 75°24′13″W / 39.82861°N 75.40361°W / 39.82861; -75.40361 (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.

Adjacent areas[]

• Aston, Pennsylvania - north
• Chester, Pennsylvania - northeast
• Logan Township, New Jersey - east
• Claymont, Delaware - south
• Talleyville, Delaware - southwest
• Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania - west

Educational system[]

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.

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.chichesterhistory.org/