Phoenixville
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borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Chester
- Incorporated
- March 6, 1849
- Named after
- Phoenix Iron Works
- Mayor
- Peter Urscheler
- Total
- 3.72 sq mi (9.63 km )
- Land
- 3.51 sq mi (9.09 km )
- Water
- 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km )
- Elevation
- 138 ft (42 m)
- Density
- 5,299.7/sq mi (2,046.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Area codes
- 610 and 484
- Fips code
- 42-60120
- Website
- www .phoenixville .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- borough of Pennsylvania
- Official name
- Phoenixville
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Chester County
- Population
- 18602
- Area
- 9.630849
- Elevation
- 138
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.phoenixville.org
- Image
- Gay Street School.JPG
- Households
- 7054
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- Commons category
- Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- inception
- 1732-01-01
- water area
- 0.545346
- water as percent of area
- 5.6625
- per capita income
- 41415
- postal code
- 19460
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Encyclopedic overview
Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the borough is situated at the junction of French Creek and the Schuylkill River. The population was 18,602 at the 2020 census.
For much of its history, Phoenixville was known for being home to the Phoenix Iron Works. Following the company's closure in the 1980s and the resulting economic downturn, the town has been noted in recent years for the economic revitalization that has since taken place.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phoenixville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.