Map of Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Chester is a city in Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of about 34,092. It lies at 39.8475°N, 75.3578°W, about 4 m above sea level. Chester is about 179 km (111 mi) northeast of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wilmington, 20 km to the southwest.

Chester at a glance

Where is Chester?

• The 18th largest city in Pennsylvania on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 20 min on the shortest day to 15 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chester

• Wilmington — 20 km southwest
• Philadelphia — 20 km northeast
• Sewell — 20 km southeast
• Camden — 22 km northeast
• Pennsauken — 28 km northeast
• Cherry Hill — 30 km east
• Norristown — 31 km north
• Sicklerville — 36 km southeast
• Abington — 37 km northeast
• Newark — 38 km southwest

Largest cities in Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• Pittsburgh — 304,391
• Allentown — 120,207
• Erie — 99,475
• Reading — 87,879
• Scranton — 77,118
• Bethlehem — 74,892
• Bensalem — 60,427
• Lancaster — 59,339
• Abington — 55,310

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Chester

• Chester — England, United Kingdom

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.