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| Coordinates:39°53′27″N75°21′47″W / 39.89083°N 75.36306°W /39.89083; -75.36306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Township | Nether Providence |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19086 |
| Area code(s) | 484 and 610 |
| Website | www |
Wallingford is anunincorporated community inNether Providence Township,Delaware County,Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1687, it is named forWallingford, England. In 2007, Wallingford was named byMoney Magazine as the ninth best place to live in the United States; two other towns in the area made the top 15.[1] Most locations in Nether Providence use Wallingford's ZIP code.
It is west ofInterstate 476, known locally as the Blue Route, and east of S. Providence Road,PA 252.Crum Creek forms the township's eastern border withthe borough of Swarthmore. Wallingford lies north ofChester on the southwestern edge of thePhiladelphia urban area. Wallingford is about 9 miles from Philadelphia.
There is a dry cleaning shop and a post office. Various doctors, dentists, and lawyers are also located in Wallingford.
About half a dozen churches and chapels of several denominations are located in Wallingford, including Wallingford Presbyterian Church,[2] St. John Chrysostom Catholic Church on Providence Road and the Foundry Church,[3] near Media Parkway. Wallingford is also home toCongregation Ohev Shalom,[4] a conservative synagogue located at the corner of Rt. 252 and Rt. 320.
The local school district is theWallingford-Swarthmore School District, which serves Wallingford,Swarthmore,Rutledge,Rose Valley, and the rest of Nether Providence township.
Wallingford is located alongSEPTA'sMedia/Wawa Line, and has astation whose design is attributed to the well-known Victorian architectFrank Furness. Wallingford is about 30 minutes from center city Philadelphia by rail.
The township's municipal offices are located at 214 Sykes Lane.
TheThomas Leiper Estate,Westlawn andWolley Stille are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[5]
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,420 people residing inZip Code Tabulation Area 19086. The population density was 3,095 people per square mile. There were 4,487 housing units. The racial makeup of the community was 90.03% White, 4.57% African American, 0.55% Native American, 5.07% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander. 1.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The median age was 44.5 years. The median income for a household in the town was $100,660.[6]
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District is the area school district. The first area school started in 1810 and was built on a portion of a 78-acre (32 ha) land grant of farmer and friend of William Penn. Nether Providence School District was formed in 1856; it merged with the Swarthmore School District to become the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District but retained both the Nether Providence and Swarthmore High Schools. In 1984, the middle and high schools merged to become Strath Haven Middle School andStrath Haven High School.
Mother of Providence Regional Catholic School is the area Catholic school. It formed in 2012 from a merger of St. John Chrysostom in Wallingford and Nativity BVM School inMedia.[7] Originally Nativity BVM was to be the location of the merged school, but St. John Chrystosom appealed and the archdiocese changed its decision.[8]
Located in Wallingford is the Helen Kate Furness Free Library,[9] founded in 1902 and renovated in 2006.
Wallingford has ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from 33.0 °F in January to 77.9 °F in July.[10] Thehardiness zone is 7a.
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