The Springton Lake Middle School has been setup as a Municipal shelter for Media and surronding areas

 Below is an update from the County at 1:06pm EST regarding Municipal Shelters.

Delaware County Emergency Management has been notified of the following shelters that are available to house displaced residents during Hurricane Sandy.  Note that there is a separate animal shelter listed at the bottom.

Three regional Red Cross shelters are open as of Monday, October 29, 2012 at 09:00hrs.:

East Lansdowne Elementary School
Hirst & Emerson Avenues
East Lansdowne, PA 19050
(Yeadon residents should go here)

Ridley Middle School
400 Free Street
Ridley Park, PA 19078
(Tinicum Twp. residents should go here)

Showalter School
10th & Lloyd Streets
Chester, PA 19013


The following municipal shelters are being established:

Aston Community Center
3270 Concord Rd
Aston, PA 19014
(for residents of Aston Twp.)

Darby Community Center
1020 Ridge Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
(for residents of Darby, Collingdale & Colwyn)

Marcus Hook-Trainer Fire Company
617 E. 10th Street
Marcus Hook, PA 19061
(for residents of Trainer Borough)

Marple Newtown High School
120 Media Line Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(will open for residents of Marple and Newtown Twp. as needed)

Springton Lake Middle School
1900 N. Providence Road
Media, PA 19063
(for residents of Edgmont, Media Borough, Middletown & Upper Providence)

Upper Chichester Middle School
925 Meetinghouse Road
Boothwyn, PA 19061
(for residents of Upper Chichester, Lower Chichester & Marcus Hook)


The County has established an Animal shelter for animals only at:

Chester Park
E. Elkinton Blvd. & Edgmont Ave.
Chester, PA 19013

Sent to Emergency Alerting System through Delaware County ReadyNotifyPA