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Upper Chichester

A township of 16,895 people in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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Conserved land3.8%164 of 4,266 acres
Trails0.1 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves110 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Upper Chichester

Township in Pennsylvania, US
16,898Population
6.7 sq miArea
98 ftElevation

Upper Chichester Township is a civil township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 16,738 at the 2010 census.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Upper Chichester's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Upper Chichester 1.5
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Upper Chichester 13.4
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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Nothing stands out: Upper Chichester tracks Pennsylvania closely.

Care nearby

Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland · 4 mi · ER
Henrietta Johnson Medical Center at ClaymontClaymont · 3.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · part of Upper Chichester
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19061, 19014, 19013 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Upper Chichester →

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School Grade C

The public schools Upper Chichester’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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Wikimedia Commons · Map: originally US census bureau, modified by Ram-Man, modified again by Astrokey44 to make this locator. · CC BY-SA 3.0

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