West Chester

Summary

West Chester is a borough of Pennsylvania^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (902 views/month, #1 of 949).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Chester is located in Chester County^[3].
• West Chester is in the country of United States^[4].
• West Chester's head of government is recorded as Lillian L. Debaptiste^[5].
• West Chester's image is recorded as Westchester.jpg^[6].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania^[7].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].
• West Chester's flag image is recorded as Flag of West Chester, Pennsylvania.svg^[10].
• West Chester's shares border with is recorded as West Goshen Township^[11].
• West Chester's ISNI is recorded as 0000000100616890^[12].
• West Chester's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157704836^[13].
• West Chester's GND ID is recorded as 4193687-5^[14].
• West Chester's locator map image is recorded as Chester County Pennsylvania incorporated and unincorporated areas West Chester highlighted.svg^[15].
• West Chester's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50049150^[16].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19380^[17].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19381^[18].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19382^[19].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19383^[20].
• West Chester's Commons category is recorded as West Chester, Pennsylvania^[21].
• West Chester's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 187665^[22].
• West Chester's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[23].
• +1799-03-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Chester^[24].
• West Chester's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1190943^[25].
• West Chester's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1215079^[26].
• West Chester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9586, 'lon': -75.605}^[27].

Body

Geography

West Chester is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Chester County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.78'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.782211'}^[29]. West Chester's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+136'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18671'}^[31] and {'amount': '+18461'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of Pennsylvania^[7], county seat^[8], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].

History and Context

+1799-03-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Chester^[24].

Why It Matters

West Chester ranks in the top 0.11% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (902 views/month, #1 of 949).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]