French consulate in Upper Darby
There is no French consulate in Upper Darby. The Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C. covers Upper Darby; the drive is 134 miles, roughly 3 h 3 min.
Which French consulate covers Upper Darby?
It is a matter of geography: Pennsylvania is in the district of the Consulate General of France in Washington, D.C., and so is Upper Darby.
Of the French consulates, the closest to Upper Darby on the map is not yours. New York is 90 miles away in a straight line and Washington 119, but Washington handles residents of Pennsylvania.
A passport from Upper Darby means 134 miles to Washington and back.
On its Registre you make that trip once and the passport is mailed back if you provide a USPS red Priority Mail or blue Priority Mail Express envelope with a tracking number; if not, you make it twice, the second time to collect it, by appointment.
The ID card is never mailed: if the honorary consul in Philadelphia, at Alliance Française, 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700, is authorized, it can hand it over for $11.35 (€10) and spare the second trip.
Washington also takes passports on the road: its next mission near you is right in Philadelphia (October 27 to 30, 2026), booked on consulat.gouv.fr (source).
French honorary consul near Upper Darby
The Honorary Consulate of France in Philadelphia, 8 miles away (21 min), is the honorary office of Washington's district closest to Upper Darby.
Its directory card gives an email and an office address. Visits: by appointment only.
For a visa, skip the consulate: TLScontact handles it, and from Upper Darby its closest center is in New York, 86 miles in a straight line. Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Nearby cities and their consulate
- Camden, 8 miles away, covered by New York
- Wilmington, Delaware, 19 miles away, covered by Washington
- Newark, Delaware, 31 miles away, covered by Washington
- Trenton, 34 miles away, covered by New York
What you can settle from Upper Darby without traveling
- Prove you are alive for a French pension with the “Mon certificat de vie” app or a US notary public.
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
This site is an independent directory. frenchconsulates.us is not the Embassy of France or any of its consulates, and it handles no applications.
We gather what us.diplomatie.gouv.fr publishes and flag it when its own pages disagree. Confirm with the consulate before you go.
