Welcome to Parkesburg ...

Parkesburg is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parkesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Parkesburg has a population of 3,994 people<3> (see below for details).

Parkesburg is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Parkesburg: (610) & (484)<5>

Websites for Parkesburg ...

Official Website: www.parkesburg.boroughs.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Parkesburg had an population of 3,994 people. This is an increase of 11.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Parkesburg had a population of 3,593 people. This makes Parkesburg the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Parkesburg represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 275th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,593 people, the population of Parkesburg increased 6.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,373 people).

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

Communities near Parkesburg ...

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

• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Coatesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Oxford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Strasburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
• West Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <6>
• Rising Sun
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <6>
• Quarryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Quarryville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quarryville <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 Parkesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Parkesburg.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkesburg. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Parkesburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parkesburg ...

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

Adding Parkesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Parkesburg 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 Parkesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parkesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Parkesburg: www.parkesburg.boroughs.org/

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

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