Chester City Hall is located at One Fourth Street, Chester, PA 19013.
Phone: 610-447-7700.
Neighborhoods
First settled around 1644 by Swedes, it was known as "Upland" when first visited by William Penn in October of 1892. Penn quickly asked a companion from Chester, England to rename the town, which he did for his home, thus Chester, PA was born anew.
Chester [†] is located in the southeastern corner of Delaware County, which is in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania. It is the only city in Delaware County and is less than 20 miles from the City of Philadelphia, and less than 10 miles from the northern border of Delaware. It is a regional transportation hub with direct access to rail lines and major roadways, including Interstates 95 (I-95) and 476 (I-476), and the New Jersey Turnpike via the Commodore Barry Bridge (US322). From downtown Chester, Philadelphia International Airport is less than a 15 minute drive. Chester is one of the most historic and culturally diverse areas in the region. Chester is the site of William Penn's first landing, the home of jazz artist and actress Ethel Waters, and the place where Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught Sunday school and preached at Calvary Baptist Church.
† City of Chester, 2020 Vision Statement, 2012, www.chestercity.com, accessed July 2924.