Welcome to Prospect Park ...

Prospect Park is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1932.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prospect Park has a population of 6,493 people<3> (see below for details).

Prospect Park is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Prospect Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prospect Park had an population of 6,493 people. This is an increase of 0.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prospect Park had a population of 6,454 people. This makes Prospect Park the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Prospect Park represents 0.05% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 134th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,454 people, the population of Prospect Park decreased 2.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,594 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Prospect Park.

Communities Also Named Prospect Park ...

While we believe that this Prospect Park is located in Delaware County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Prospect Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cameron and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 11 communities that are also named Prospect Park - they are located in California, Illinois (3), Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, New York and Utah.

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

Communities near Prospect Park ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <5>
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <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 east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
• Conshohocken
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conshohocken
  • Conshohocken is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,051 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conshohocken <5>
• Ambler
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Elsmere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect Park ...

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

Adding Prospect Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prospect Park post office opened in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect Park. 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/