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Welcome to Glenolden ...

Glenolden is located in Delaware County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenolden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glenolden has a population of 7,104 people<3> (see below for details).

Glenolden is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Glenolden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Glenolden, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glenolden had an population of 7,104 people. This is a decrease of 0.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glenolden had a population of 7,153 people. This makes Glenolden the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Glenolden represents 0.06% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,153 people, the population of Glenolden decreased 4.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,476 people).

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

Communities near Glenolden ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Wilmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Norristown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • West Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Phoenixville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Gloucester City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Woodbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Conshohocken
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ambler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler
    • Ambler is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambler <5>

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 Glenolden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Glenolden.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenolden ...

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

Adding Glenolden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glenolden 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 Glenolden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Glenolden post office opened in 1874.

We also found Glenolden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenolden.

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Glenolden.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glenolden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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