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.
Mid-Atlantic
Downingtown
Chester County, PA
Population
8,088
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,436
Median home value
$295,500
Incorporated
1859
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- East Lancaster Avenue Historic District · listed 1979
Notable landmarks
- Bridge Mill Farm · listed 1983
- County Bridge No. 124 · listed 1988
- Downingtown Log House · listed 1979
- General Washington Inn · listed 1979
- Gibson's Covered Bridge · listed 1980
- Hunt, Roger, Mill · listed 1980
- Larkin Covered Bridge · listed 1980
- Rooke, Robert, House · listed 1973
- Wheelen House · listed 1974
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