Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania | |
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Tower Theater in Upper Darby Township | |
| Nickname: UD | |
| Motto: "The World in One Place" | |
Interactive map of Upper Darby | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′30″N 75°18′29″W / 39.95833°N 75.30806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Settled | 1653 |
| Incorporation | 1736 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Ed Brown (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.83 sq mi (20.27 km2) |
| • Land | 7.83 sq mi (20.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 85,681 |
| • Density | 10,559.62/sq mi (4,076.89/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19082 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-045-79000 |
| Website | www |
Upper Darby Township, often shortened to Upper Darby, is a home rule township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township had a total population of 85,681, making it the state's sixth-most populated municipality after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Reading, and Erie. Upper Darby borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, and constitutes part of the Delaware Valley, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the nation's seventh-largest metropolitan area.
Upper Darby is home to the Tower Theater, a historic music venue on 69th Street built in the 1920s, and to several Underground Railroad sites. In August 2019, the radio tower on top of the theater was removed due to structural concerns.