Welcome to South Coatesville ...

South Coatesville is located in Chester County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Coatesville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Coatesville has a population of 1,459 people<3> (see below for details).

South Coatesville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for South Coatesville: (610) & (484)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Coatesville had an population of 1,459 people. This is an increase of 11.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Coatesville had a population of 1,303 people. This makes South Coatesville the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of South Coatesville represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 535th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,303 people, the population of South Coatesville increased 30.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 997 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Coatesville.

Communities near South Coatesville ...

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

• West Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Downingtown
  (5 miles [8 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Elsmere
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Birdsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <6>
• Parkesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkesburg
  • Parkesburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkesburg <6>
• Malvern
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <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 South Coatesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Coatesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Coatesville ...

Looking for more information about South Coatesville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Coatesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Coatesville.

Adding South Coatesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Coatesville 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 South Coatesville was on a map titled Road Map for Pennsylvania (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Coatesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Coatesville. 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/