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Frazer, Pennsylvania

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Frazer, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Frazer Diner
Location in Chester County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°01′56″N 75°33′22″W / 40.03222°N 75.55611°W / 40.03222; -75.55611
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Township	East Whiteland
Area [1]
• Total	2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2)
• Land	2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,635
• Density	1,718.68/sq mi (663.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	19355
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1175184[3]

Frazer is a census-designated place (CDP) in East Whiteland TownshipinChester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along US 30 between Exton and Malvern, and is the northern terminus for Pennsylvania Route 352. The former main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, currently owned and operated by Amtrak and also used by SEPTA, passes through Frazer. While no station is located there, SEPTA Frazer Yard is a maintenance facility for the Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail service. In 2019, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission conducted a feasibility study for a new SEPTA station in Frazer and recommended a location near Immaculata University.^[4]

As of the 2020 census, there were 3,635 people living in Frazer. The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.2% White, 2.3% African-American, 0.7% Native American, 24.7% Asian, 4.3% from some other race, and 5.8% from two or more races.

It is in the Great Valley School District.^[6]

• Erma Keyes (1926–1999), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player; born in Frazer and graduated from Ursinus College.
• Jack Lapp, a Major League Baseball catcher from 1908-1916 who played for the 1911 World Series champion Philadelphia Athletics, was born in Frazer.
• Archimedes Robb (1814–1875), American politician from Pennsylvania^[7]
• This is also the town where singer-songwriter Jim Croce is buried.^[8]

^ Heathcote, C. W., ed. (1932). A History of Chester County Pennsylvania. National Historical Association, Inc. p. 84. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Archive.org.