Chester Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Chester Heights lies in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, as part of the rolling Piedmont west of the Delaware River. The local landscape includes wooded creek valleys, old farm country and densely settled suburbs, features that influence travel, recreation and neighborhood form. Local settlement patterns grew from colonial roads, mills and rail lines that later tied the area to Philadelphia, giving the community layers of historic and modern development. Today, Chester Heights mixes residential neighborhoods with historic neighborhoods, local commerce, schools and access to the wider Philadelphia region, complemented by recreation and historic places.