Welcome to Phoenixville ...

Phoenixville is located in Chester County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Phoenixville has a population of 16,976 people<3> (see below for details).

Phoenixville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Websites for Phoenixville ...

Official Website: www.phoenixville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Phoenixville had an population of 16,976 people. This is an increase of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Phoenixville had a population of 16,440 people. This makes Phoenixville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Phoenixville represents 0.13% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,440 people, the population of Phoenixville increased 11.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,788 people).

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

Communities Also Named Phoenixville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Phoenixville - they are located in Alabama and Connecticut.

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

Communities near Phoenixville ...

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

• Norristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <6>
• Pottstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Lansdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <6>
• Coatesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Yeadon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <6>
• Lansdowne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <6>
• Collingdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <6>
• Downingtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Brookhaven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Phoenixville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Phoenixville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Phoenixville. Our list includes 28 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Phoenixville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phoenixville ...

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

Adding Phoenixville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Phoenixville 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 Phoenixville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Phoenixville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Phoenixville: www.phoenixville.org/

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

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