Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown, Pennsylvania | |
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Lancaster Avenue | |
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Seal | |
Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
Downingtown Location in Pennsylvania Downingtown Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′40″N 75°42′19″W / 40.01111°N 75.70528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Incorporated | May 12, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erica Deuso (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.22 sq mi (5.76 km2) |
| • Land | 2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
| Elevation | 239 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,892 |
| • Density | 3,607.2/sq mi (1,392.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 19335, 19372 |
| Area codes | 610, 484, and 835 |
| FIPS code | 42-19752 |
| Website | www |
Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, 33 miles (53 km) west of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 7,898. Downingtown was settled by European colonists in 1716 and has a number of historic buildings and structures.