West Chester, Phoenixville & Chester County West

US-30 / US-202 / US-322 / PA Turnpike / Amtrak Keystone / SEPTA

Chester County — the western edge of the metro and one of the wealthiest counties in Pennsylvania. Anchored by West Chester (the county seat, home to West Chester University), Downingtown, Exton, Phoenixville (a former steel town now revitalized as an arts and brewing center), Coatesville (on the Amtrak Keystone line), Kennett Square (the 'Mushroom Capital of the World' — Chester Co. produces over half the nation's fresh mushrooms), Avondale, Oxford, Spring City, and the wealthy horse country villages of Chadds Ford (home of the Brandywine River Museum and the Andrew Wyeth family), Longwood (Longwood Gardens), Unionville, Chester Springs, and Malvern. The region follows the US-30, US-202, and US-322 corridors with SEPTA Regional Rail and Amtrak Keystone service.