Yellow Springs, Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania
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Yellow Springs Road in Yellow Springs
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Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania
Location of Yellow Springs in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°06′00″N75°37′23″W / 40.10000°N 75.62306°W / 40.10000; -75.62306
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
County Chester
Township West Pikeland
Elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
7,520
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 610

Yellow Springs is a historic village in West Pikeland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is located between Phoenixville and Downingtown.

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History

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Yellow Springs; view on Art School Road

The community includes historic churches, established in the 1770s by German Reformed and Lutheran members.

Geography

The village is located at the western end of Yellow Springs Road, a spur from Pennsylvania Route 113 near Chester Springs.