Upper Gwynedd Township ( ) is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the time of the 2010 census, the population was 15,552. North Wales Borough is surrounded by Upper Gwynedd Township on all sides. Many homes and businesses with North Wales addresses are actually in Upper Gwynedd. Many properties with Lansdale addresses are in Upper Gwynedd as well. It is part of the North Penn Valley region that is centered around the borough of Lansdale. Station Square, one of the first new transit oriented developments in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, is located in Upper Gwynedd on the border with Lansdale. It is across the street from Pennbrook Station with SEPTA rail se…

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How Upper Gwynedd ranks

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#99Most remote workers in PA #111Most educated in PA #135Fastest growing in PA All PA rankings →

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Safety in Upper Gwynedd

Safety Grade A

Upper Gwynedd reports less crime per resident than 88% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Upper Gwynedd 0.2

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Upper Gwynedd 4.3

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Upper Gwynedd

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Most working residents leave Upper Gwynedd for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), Upper Merion (4%) and Hatfield (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Philadelphia

10%

Upper Merion

Hatfield

Montgomery

8%Work in townlive and work in Upper Gwynedd 10 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 17,981Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Upper Gwynedd

Compared with Pennsylvania

2better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 0 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 2 close

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What stands out

7%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 71.4%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Jefferson Lansdale HospitalLansdale · 3.2 mi · ER

Norristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 19454, 19446 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Upper Gwynedd →

Natural hazards in Upper Gwynedd

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌡️ Heat waves

16Does Upper Gwynedd flood?paid flood claims since 1982 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 24 declared for Montgomery County MapUpper Gwynedd vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Upper Gwynedd

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Upper Gwynedd has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

42° / 25°Winter

63° / 41°Spring

84° / 63°Summer

66° / 45°Fall

How much snow does Upper Gwynedd get?About 8 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 31, with the last in spring around Apr 8.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.1° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Upper Gwynedd

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School Grade A

The public schools Upper Gwynedd’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#138Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

DistrictNorth Penn SDSchools5

Gwyn-Nor El Sch A-Elementary · Grades K–6 · 663 students Gwynedd Square El Sch AElementary · Grades K–6 · 610 students Corpus Christi SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 380 students West Point Child Learning CenterElementary · Grades K · 8 students Pennbrook MS A-Middle · Grades 7–9 · 767 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.