Phoenixville Area School District, Chester County, PA
Covered Bridge Crossing
Performance Tier
Below Average
Median Sold
$361,000
Avg. Appreciation
114%
Avg. $ Gain
$164,559
2025 Sales
9
Low Activity
Compared to the Phoenixville Area district average, Covered Bridge Crossing is
underperforming by 21%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
Covered Bridge Crossing is a townhome subdivision in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, situated at the Route 23 and Hollingsworth Drive corridor in the 19460 ZIP code. The community was developed in the mid-1980s — individual properties carry assessor-recorded build years of 1986 and 1987 — and the HOA was incorporated under Pennsylvania law on November 10, 1986. The subdivision takes its name from the nearby Rapp’s Dam Covered Bridge, a 105-foot Burr Truss structure built in 1866 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, which crosses French Creek approximately one mile from the community on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Township. Residents have direct access to a neighborhood walking trail, a tot lot, and a basketball court maintained through the active HOA; the rear of several units faces wooded land and French Creek, providing seasonal woodland views from private decks.
Specifications
Home Stock
Interior-row and end-unit townhouses, two stories with full basements (finished or unfinished), built primarily 1986–1987. Floor plans typically include an open living/dining area on the first floor with sliders to a rear deck, an eat-in kitchen, a powder room, and second-floor bedrooms (two or three) served by one full bath. Gas or wood-burning fireplaces appear in many units. The community also contains a small number of two-bedroom configurations.
Location & Access
The HOA’s registered address places the community at the intersection of Route 23 (Nutt Road/Main Street) and Hollingsworth Drive in East Pikeland Township. Nearby connectors include Routes 113, 724, and 29, providing access to US-422 and downtown Phoenixville, roughly one mile east.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
The Covered Bridge Crossing HOA is managed by PENCO Management, Inc. and operates under a fictitious-name registration (PA Company No. 942744) with active status, with the parent entity recorded as Rapps Dam Bridge Homeowners Association; prospective buyers should request current reserve fund disclosures and HOA meeting minutes before making an offer, as the community’s proximity to French Creek makes flood-zone status for individual units a material underwriting question worth independent verification.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
Accessible at $361k median. historically strong appreciation. move fast – homes go quickly.
If You’re Selling
Sellers gained $165k on average. trailing the district by 21%. properties doubled in value (114% gain). homes selling quickly (quickly). median sale price $361k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that a portion of units in Covered Bridge Crossing back directly to French Creek, and that East Pikeland Township participates in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program — meaning individual units may carry different flood-zone designations that could affect insurance cost and lender requirements?
Common Questions
What school district serves Covered Bridge Crossing?
Covered Bridge Crossing falls within the Phoenixville Area School District (PASD), which serves Phoenixville Borough, East Pikeland Township, and Schuylkill Township. The district currently operates four elementary schools — Barkley, Manavon, Schuylkill, and the newly opened Hares Hill Elementary (opened for the 2025–2026 school year and located in East Pikeland Township) — plus Phoenixville Area Middle School and Phoenixville Area High School. Elementary attendance boundaries were under active review by the district following Hares Hill’s opening; buyers should confirm current boundary assignments directly with PASD at 484-927-5000 before closing.
What does the HOA cover at Covered Bridge Crossing?
The Covered Bridge Crossing Home Owners Association (PA Company No. 942744, incorporated November 10, 1986) is an active HOA managed by PENCO Management, Inc. of Chadds Ford, PA. Public records indicate the HOA fee structure includes all ground fees and common area maintenance. Rental listings for the community describe water, sewer, trash, lawn care, and snow removal as services covered under the HOA framework. Community amenities maintained by the HOA include a walking trail, playground/tot lot, and basketball court. Buyers should request the current annual budget, reserve fund balance, and any pending special assessments directly from PENCO Management before making an offer.
What types of homes are available in Covered Bridge Crossing, and how old are they?
Covered Bridge Crossing consists entirely of attached townhouses — interior-row and end-unit configurations — built primarily in 1986 and 1987 based on Chester County assessor records across multiple properties. Finished living areas range from approximately 1,326 sq ft for two-bedroom units to roughly 1,908 sq ft for three-bedroom end units with finished walk-out basements. Most units follow a two-story plan with a first-floor living/dining area, eat-in kitchen, rear deck, and second-floor bedrooms. Garages are uncommon in the community; designated surface parking spaces are the standard arrangement. The community is not age-restricted.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Approx Homes — Total unit count for Covered Bridge Crossing is not available from any verified public source. No HOA governing documents, plat records, or authoritative listings confirming the total number of units were accessible. Left null per instructions.
- Builder — No builder name is identified in any public records record, HOA filing, or public document found during research. Multiple individual units share the same 1986–1987 build years, consistent with a single-phase development, but the developer/builder entity is unconfirmed.
- Hoa Fee Amount — One Movoto listing cites a $135/month HOA fee for a two-bedroom unit (1105 Denise Cir), but this figure is from a single third-party aggregator and may be outdated. PENCO’s community page for Covered Bridge Crossing requires JavaScript and did not render. Buyers must confirm current dues directly with PENCO Management.
- Flood Zone Status Per Unit — East Pikeland Township participates in FEMA’s NFIP and the community borders French Creek. FEMA FIRM panel data confirms mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas exist in the township. Whether any specific Covered Bridge Crossing units fall within a SFHA requires a property-level FEMA flood map lookup (msc.fema.gov) and cannot be generalized for the whole community.
- Elementary School Boundary — East Pikeland Elementary School (closed 2018) previously served the area. The new Hares Hill Elementary opened in East Pikeland Township for the 2025–2026 school year, and the district was reviewing boundary changes. The specific elementary school assignment for Covered Bridge Crossing addresses post-boundary-revision is unconfirmed. Buyers must verify with PASD directly.
- Hoa Fee Includes Detail — Rental listing references water, sewer, trash, lawn care, and snow removal, but this reflects a landlord’s characterization of services included in rent, not an official HOA fee schedule. Official fee breakdown from PENCO Management could not be retrieved (JS-blocked page).
School District
Covered Bridge Crossing is served by the Phoenixville Area School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Phoenixville Area School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · Chester County Recorder · pennsylvaniadb.com · pencomanagement.com · livingplaces.com · homes.com · compass.com · movoto.com · apartments.com · ironandsteelheritage.org · en.wikipedia.org · pasd.com · eastpikeland.org · map1.msc.fema.gov
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
The Cyr Team · 2418 neighborhoods · 4 counties · 33 years of public sales records