Chester Springs | |
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 Chester Springs' post office onPA Route 113 | |
  Chester Springs Chester Springs (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°05′42″N75°37′01″W / 40.09500°N 75.61694°W /40.09500; -75.61694 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Township | West Pikeland |
| Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 17,385 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19425 |
| Area code | 610 |
| Designated | May 13, 1948[1] |
Chester Springs is anunincorporated community inChester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is centered onWest Pikeland Township, and extends intoCharlestown Township,Upper Uwchlan Township,Wallace Township,East Nantmeal Township, andWest Vincent Township. TheChester Springs Historic District is located in Chester Springs.
The Chester Springs postal zone is considerably larger than Chester Springs village. As of the 2000 census, the population of Chester Springs ZIP Code Tabulation Area (19425) was 7,520.
The Historic Yellow Springs Village is located in Chester Springs. The community includes historic churches, established in the 1770s byGerman Reformed andLutheran members. These include two facilities on Clover Mill Road: St. Peter's United Church of Christ, whose current building was constructed in 1835, had its first worship place built by its early German Reformed congregation in 1772. St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church was planted byHeinrich Melchior Muhlenberg. Chester Springs is also home to The Mill at Anselma (Lightfoot Mill), a National Historic Landmark grain mill built in 1747.[2] The Mill at Anselma is considered the best-preserved example of a grain mill of its kind in the country, boasting its original wooden gearing system and millstones. It is fully functional today and continues to mill flour and cornmeal for sale. The historicLarkin Covered Bridge, built in 1881, is located near the village of Eagle.
Chester Springs principally lies within theDowningtown Area School District. Some areas of Chester Springs are in theDowningtown Area School District,Great Valley School District,Phoenixville Area School District, andOwen J. Roberts School District. The Chester Springs post office is located onPennsylvania Route 113 near the heart of the village.[citation needed]
Chester Springs is also home to Montgomery School, a preschool through 8th grade independent school.[3]
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