As of July 1, 2009, Garnet Valley was removed from ZIP Code 19061 and assigned to a new ZIP code, 19060.
Although the community name is derived from the Garnet Valley School District, the district's headquarters are not within the Garnet Valley ZIP code. The district's address is in Glen Mills 19342.
History
Garnet Valley High School, 2017
The community name is derived from the garnet mines established in Bethel Township by Herman Behr & Co. of New York in 1879.[1] The mine operated until 1912.[2]