West Chester

Summary

West Chester is a borough of Pennsylvania^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania^[6].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• West Chester's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[8].
• West Chester's shares border with is recorded as West Goshen Township^[9].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19380^[10].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19381^[11].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19382^[12].
• West Chester's postal code is recorded as 19383^[13].
• West Chester's Commons category is recorded as West Chester, Pennsylvania^[14].
• West Chester's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[15].
• March 28, 1799 marks the founding of West Chester^[16].
• West Chester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9586, 'lon': -75.605}^[17].
• West Chester's official website is recorded as https://west-chester.com/^[18].
• West Chester's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Chester, Pennsylvania^[19].
• West Chester has a population of {'amount': '+18671'}^[20].
• West Chester has a population of {'amount': '+18461'}^[21].
• West Chester's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• West Chester's capital of is recorded as Chester County^[23].
• West Chester's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Borough of West Chester'}^[24].
• West Chester's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Chester'}^[25].
• West Chester's category for people born here is recorded as Q8077058^[26].
• West Chester's category for people who died here is recorded as Q21000803^[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 sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+136'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18671'}^[20] and {'amount': '+18461'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of Pennsylvania^[6], county seat^[7], and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania^[8].

History and Context

March 28, 1799 marks the founding of West Chester^[16].

Why It Matters

West Chester has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]