Town file
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 497, "The Serial Killing Nerd" (30 May 2024). Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, is a borough of about 4,961 people in Montgomery County, about half an hour from central Philadelphia and six miles east of Valley Forge.
- Town
- Bridgeport
- County
- Montgomery County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 497
- Approximate location
- 40.104, -75.344
Episode 497 / 30 May 2024 / 164 min / full
The Serial Killing Nerd
"Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, which is in southeastern Pennsylvania, a Philly suburb; this is in Montgomery County, area code 610" about 0:06:01
The case: Murder of Jennifer Still (July 1999); Murders of Heather Graves, Lisa Graves and Avery (March 25th, 2005). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 4,961
- Median age
- 34
- Median household income
- $72,977
- Median home value
- $264,400
- Two-bedroom rent
- $1,490
- Cost of living
- 114
- Religious
- 64.3%
- Property crime
- ▼ just below the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ not even half the national average
History, in brief
- In 1777, during the Revolutionary War, George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to the winter encampment at Valley Forge. about 0:06:57
- Industry grew up outside Philadelphia: flour mills, paper mills, cotton mills, wool mills, steelworks and brickyards. about 0:07:16
- The town's largest industrial park was the Continental Business Center, which held 48 businesses. about 0:07:39
- Those businesses were still struggling to recover from flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. about 0:08:18
- In 2001 a wind-aided fire levelled the entire Continental Business Center; chemical companies in the complex burned, explosions were reported and about 100 nearby homes were evacuated. about 0:07:49
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A great town with friendly, helpful neighbours where the reviewer always felt safe; excellent location with easy commutes to King of Prussia and Philadelphia, and the local government is revitalising the community, making it an up-and-coming town."about 0:09:52
4 stars
"The reviewer is looking for a new house in the area but complains that the site makes searching for information hard."about 0:11:03
3 stars
"Not much crime heard of, though someone siphoned the reviewer's petrol tank early one morning; quite a lot of graffiti but not bad."about 0:11:29
2 stars
"Once a great little town, but some of the community are unappreciative and it has gone downhill; the town is trying to boost its standing but it is taking a long time, though the middle and high schools are great for athletics and academics."about 0:12:43
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania2.2 miles
- Collegeville, Pennsylvania8.3 miles
- Chester, Pennsylvania18 miles
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania19 miles
- Claymont, Delaware22 miles
- Wilmington, Delaware27 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.