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Welcome to Bucks County ...

Time Zone: Bucks County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Doylestown is the Seat for Bucks County.

Bucks County is one of the original counties of Pennsylvania and was founded in November 1682.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bucks had a population of 628,270 people. This is an increase of 0.46% since the last Census (which gave a population of 625,385 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bucks represented 4.92% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Bucks County:

  • Bristol
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
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  • Chalfont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Doylestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
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  • Hulmeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivyland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Langhorne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Langhorne Manor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Morrisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Britain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
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    • Penndel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Penndel is located in Bucks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
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    • Perkasie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quakertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Richlandtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riegelsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sellersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trumbauersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tullytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Yardley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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