Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Kennett Square had a population of 5,943.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | |
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Borough | |
State Street in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, May 2007 | |
| Nickname: "Kennett" | |
Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
Kennett Square Location in Pennsylvania Kennett Square Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′39″N 75°42′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Chester |
| Settled | 1682 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2) |
| • Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 328 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,936 |
| • Density | 5,573.71/sq mi (2,151.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19348 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-39352 |
| Website | Borough website |
Kennett Square is located in the Delaware Valley and considered a suburb of both Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020, and Wilmington, Delaware. The local high school is Kennett High School. The corporate headquarters of Genesis HealthCare, which administers elderly care facilities, is based in Kennett Square.
The borough is sometimes referred to as the "Mushroom Capital of the World" because mushroom farming in the region produces over 500 million pounds of mushrooms a year, representing half of the nation's mushroom crop production. To celebrate this heritage, Kennett Square holds an annual Mushroom Festival, where the town and its businesses hold a parade, mushroom farm tours, and sells food and other goods.