| City: | West Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Names to Avoid: | Gay Street, W Chester |
| County: | Chester County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 1:50:39 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 484 / 610 / 835 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 39.9639, -75.5891 |
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ZIP code 19381 serves the downtown West Chester post office on E Gay Street in Chester County, Pennsylvania. This isn't a residential ZIP code. It's a point location within the larger 19380 ZIP, dedicated to PO Box service and business mail for the downtown commercial district. The post office maintains 171 PO Boxes and serves 213 business delivery points.
All 154 street address records reference a single location: E Gay Street, the historic main street of West Chester's downtown. West Chester, the county seat of Chester County, has multiple ZIP codes serving different areas. The 19381 ZIP exists specifically for PO Box customers who prefer a downtown mailing address.
With no residential population assigned to this ZIP, it functions purely as a commercial mail hub. The "Gay Street" alias in postal records (recognized but not valid for mailing) confirms the connection to West Chester's downtown corridor. Street delivery isn't available under this ZIP code since it covers only the post office location itself.
Nearby communities include the affluent Philadelphia Main Line suburbs of Bryn Mawr, Villanova, and Haverford, all within about 10-13 miles. West Chester sits at the western edge of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
All records point to E Gay Street, West Chester's historic downtown main street.
ZIP Code 19381 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 15 business establishments, employing about 249 people with an annual payroll of $18,812,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 5,970Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 15Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,718,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $18,812,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 249Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 19381 is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, within the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 37980) and Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 6,241,882 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 19381, and is subdivided into the Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 37980Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA (CBSA Div 33874)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 6,241,882Source: Census |
| MSA: | Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 06Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 860.47 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4282704Source: Census |
| Place Name: | West Chester borough; PennsylvaniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 19381 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.