Welcome to Avondale ...

Avondale is primarily located in Chester County<1>. A portion of Avondale extends into Luzerne County.

The location of Avondale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Avondale has a population of 1,401 people<3> (see below for details).

Avondale is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Avondale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Avondale: (610) and (484)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avondale had an population of 1,401 people. This is an increase of 10.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Avondale had a population of 1,265 people. This makes Avondale the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,265 people, the population of Avondale increased 14.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,108 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Avondale.

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Avondale: This one is located in Chester County and the other is located in York County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 61 communities that are also named Avondale - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (8), Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avondale.

Communities near Avondale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avondale.

• Wilmington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <6>
• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <6>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <6>
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <6>
• Coatesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <6>
• Downingtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <6>
• Kennett Square
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <6>
• Elsmere
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• New Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Avondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avondale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avondale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale. See our Newspapers Page for Avondale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avondale ...

Looking for more information about Avondale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Avondale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Avondale.

Adding Avondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avondale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Avondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Avondale post office opened in 1828.

We also found Avondale in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avondale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/