Welcome to Elverson ...

Elverson is located in Chester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elverson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elverson has a population of 1,305 people<2> (see below for details).

Elverson is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Elverson: (610) and (484)<4>

The ZIP code for Elverson: 19520<5>

Websites for Elverson ...

Official Website: www.elverson.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elverson had an population of 1,305 people. This is an increase of 6.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 36.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elverson had a population of 1,225 people. This makes Elverson the county's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,225 people, the population of Elverson increased 27.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 959 people).

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

Communities near Elverson ...

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

• Reading
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <6>
• Pottstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <6>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Phoenixville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <6>
• Ephrata
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <6>
• Coatesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Wyomissing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <6>
• Downingtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• New Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <6>
• Shillington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <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 Elverson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elverson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elverson. 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 Elverson.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elverson ...

Looking for more information about Elverson? 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 Elverson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elverson.

Adding Elverson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elverson 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 Elverson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Elverson post office opened in 1899.

We also found Elverson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elverson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elverson: www.elverson.org/

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

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