Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:33 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:19 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 27°F42 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month July23 in of snow a year, on about 12 days27 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Marcus Hook station, 3 mi away; snow from Philadelphia Intl Ap
Parks and public landsJ. Lewis Crozer Libraryhistoric site · under a mileCrozer Parkpark · under a mile · 51 acresJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge At Tinicumnational wildlife refuge · 5.2 mi · 1,011 acresMorton Homesteadstate historic site · 4.2 miMorton Homestead State Parkstate historic site · 4.2 miLogan Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199448 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDelaware County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality65% of days had good air in 2025238 of 365 days measured124 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 153main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Delaware County monitors, PA
Drinking waterChester Water Authorityserves 140,437 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation60 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCrozer - Chester Medical Centerunder a milePost officeChester Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChester City Hallunder a milePoliceChester Township Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationChester City Fire Company Station 81under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 5 otherHighStem Academy Chesterunder a mileElementaryChester Upland School of the Artsunder a mileSchoolFrederick Douglass Christian Schoolunder a mileCollegeWidener University1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL7.3 miInterstateI-951.4 miUS highwayUS 13under a mileAmtrakArdmore, PA ARD12 miRailChester T.C.Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)under a mileCoachPhiladelphia International Airport (Departure Rd Terminal A west By The British Airways Sign. Pickup time is approximate, and may vary by 30 minutes. OurBus7.1 miTransit147 stops within a mileSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19016 ZIP area.
