Norwood is a borough that is located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[6] It is bordered to the northeast by Glenolden, to the east by Folcroft, to the south by Tinicum Township, to the west by Prospect Park, and to the west and north by Ridley Township.

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 5,985 people, 2,286 households, and 1,536 families residing in the borough.

28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

It formed in 2012 from a merger of St. Gabriel Catholic School, located within the Norwood borough boundaries, and St. Madeline-St. Rose in Ridley Park.

[13] Former St. Gabriel teacher Denise Crane stated in a letter to the editor to the Delco Times that students came from Norwood, Folcroft, Glenolden, and Prospect Park.

[17] U.S. Route 13 (Chester Pike) is the main road which runs through the borough, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Center City Philadelphia and southwest 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Chester.

SEPTA also operates the Route 114 bus that makes stops on Chester Pike in Norwood along its route between the Darby Transportation Center in Darby and Wawa station in Middletown Township.