[3] Edgmont Township, otherwise known by the post office name of Edgemont (ZIP Code 19028), is a semi-rural suburban area in western Delaware County.

The name is derived from the ancient royal manor of Edgemond in Shropshire, England, where Joseph Baker, one of the earliest settlers to the township, emigrated from.

[4] Joseph Baker was the representative for Delaware County in the Provincial Assembly.

Along the rural area along Valley Road are many high-income neighborhoods such as Allee, Okehocking Hills, and Fiveormore.

On the major north–south thoroughfare through Edgmont, Providence Road, several upscale single-family homes on large lots predominate as well as other high-income neighborhoods such as Springton Chase and Runnymeade Farms.

It is a popular destination for a full range of recreational activities, and it is home to the Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, a living history museum where visitors and students can experience colonial farm life in the early 1700s.

SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to the West Chester Pike corridor in Edgmont Township along Route 104, which runs between West Chester University in West Chester and 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby Township, and Route 120, which runs between Cheyney University and 69th Street Transportation Center.

[10] Edgmont Township lies within the Rose Tree Media School District.

[11] However, it was announced in 2021 that a new elementary school will be built in Edgmont Township, with construction scheduled to begin in the spring of 2022.