Prospect Park, PA (CDP)

Prospect Park is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 6,427 residents. Prospect Park originated as a bedroom community of Philadelphia. In 1874, John Cochran of Chester purchased 103 acres from Joshua Pierson with the intention of dividing the property into lots and selling them. In Prospect Park, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Prospect Park, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. These properties formed the current community of Prospect Park. Prospect Park is bordered to the east by Norwood, to the south by Tinicum Township, to the west by Ridley Park, and to the west and north by Ridley Township.