Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°05′42″N 75°37′01″W / 40.095°N 75.61694°W / 40.095; -75.61694

Chester Springs
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Township	West Pikeland
Elevation	256 ft (78 m)
Coordinates	40°05′42″N 75°37′01″W / 40.095°N 75.61694°W / 40.095; -75.61694
Population	7,520 (2000)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Chester Springs in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Chester Springs is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is centered on West Pikeland Township, and extends into Upper Uwchlan Township, East Nantmeal Township, Wallace Township and West Vincent Township. 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.

Chester Springs principally lies within the Downingtown Area School District. Some areas of Chester Springs are in the Phoenixville Area School District and Owen J. Roberts School District. The Chester Springs post office is located on Pennsylvania Route 113 near Kimberton, Pennsylvania.

The Historic Yellow Springs Village is located in Chester Springs. The community includes historic churches, established in the 1770s by German Reformed and Lutheran 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 by Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg.

Chester Springs is also home to The Mill at Anselma (Lightfoot Mill), a National Historic Landmark grain mill built in 1747. 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.

External references

• Chester Springs data
• East Nantmeal Township Municipal Website
• Upper Uwchlan Township Municipal Website
• West Pikeland Township Municipal Website
• West Vincent Township Municipal Website
• Wallace Township Municipal Website
• Official Website of The Mill at Anselma