Ardmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) spanning the be muggy to between Delaware and Montgomery counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 12,455 at the 2010 census and had risen to 13,566 in the 2020 census.

Ardmore is a suburb upon the west side of Philadelphia within Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County and Haverford Township in Delaware County. Originally named “Athensville” in 1853, the community and its railroad station were renamed Ardmore in 1873 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, on whose Main Line, west out of Philadelphia, Ardmore sits at Milepost 8.5. The Autocar Company moved its headquarters to Ardmore in 1899 and build up a factory upon the edge of the downtown area. The factory closed in 1954; during demolition in 1956, a major fire broke out that threatened the downtown Place before it was extinguished. Today, Ardmore consistently ranks in the course of the most desirable suburbs of Philadelphia.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ardmore has a total Place of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km), all land. Ardmore is adjacent to Wynnewood (east), Haverford (west), Gladwyne (north), and Havertown (southwest).

Ardmore’s downtown, primarily centered in this area Lancaster Ave, Rittenhouse Place, and Cricket Ave, is home to many shops, restaurants, and little businesses. The western subside of downtown features more customary retail establishments, including the Ardmore West and Ardmore Plaza Shopping Centers. Similarly, the eastern allowance of Ardmore along Lancaster Ave is home to several car dealerships, offices, and apartments, as capably as the Wynnewood Plaza Shopping Center. Suburban Square, opened in 1928 as one of the earliest shopping centers in the United States, is located just north of the Ardmore train station. Ardmore contained the nation’s first suburban branch of a major department store, the former Strawbridge & Clothier which opened there in 1930; the former Suburban movie theater—now Not Your Average Joe’s Restaurant; the newly relocated Ardmore Farmer’s Market; an Apple Store, and the usual selection of mall shops.