Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:33 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:20 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July31 in of snow a year, on about 14 days29 days above 90°F, 117 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phoenixville 1 E station, 8 mi away; snow from W Chester 2 Nw
Nearby landmarksPennsylvania State University - Penn State Great Valleycollege · 3.0 miMount Miserypeak · 5.3 miSinkler Lakelake · 2.4 miImmaculata Universitycollege · 3.8 miMount Joypeak · 5.9 miSchool Pondlake · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrubb Road Parkpark · under a mileProvidence Road Open Spacerecreation area · under a mileRidley Creek State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 2,604 acresValley Forge National Historical Parkhistoric site · 5.4 mi · 3,123 acresBrandywine Battlefieldstate historic site · 10.2 miBrandywine Battlefield Parkstate historic site · 10.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199436 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateChester County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighDrought Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025259 of 363 days measured102 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 43, worst day 157main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Chester County monitors, PA
Drinking waterPa American Royersfordserves 49,508 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation461 ft141 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital1.6 miPost officeMalvern Post Office1.8 miTown hallWillistown Township Municipal Building1.0 miPoliceWillistown Township Police Department1.0 miFire stationMalvern Fire Company Station 41.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools2 elementary, 1 high, 8 otherSchoolMapleton Schoolunder a mileElementarySugartown Elementary School1.1 miSchoolMalvern Preparatory School1.2 miCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Great Valley3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL17 miInterstateI-764.3 miUS highwayUS 302.0 miAmtrakPaoli, PA PAO2.2 miRailMalvernSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)1.8 miCoachMalvern, PA (Park and Ride lot off Route US-202 at Matthews Road, Malvern, PA (Free overnight parking))OurBus2.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 19353 ZIP area.
