Bristol is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 54,173 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 19007, 19021, 19055 and 19057, and parts of 19030, 19054 and 19056 are in Bristol too.
Homes sold for a median of $264 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population54,1733,420 per sq mi
Median home value$315,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$264Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Middletown Township (Bucks County); part is in Bristol
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bristol. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bristol
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)27 miles away
Closer regional airport
Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA16 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bristol; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bristol had 54,291 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 14th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Bucks County grew from 71,190 residents in 1900 to 646,538 in 2020.
Bucks County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 50.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 20 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Neshaminy Falls, PA weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Bucks County
263,278 jobs at 20,043 businesses in Bucks County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
374 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bristol’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Lower Bucks HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bristol1.6 miles
St. Mary Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Langhorne4.4 miles
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Bensalem5.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
79
Specialist doctors
40
Dentists
23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
49
Mental health providers
77
Physical and occupational therapists
73
Optometrists
14
Chiropractors
19
Pharmacies
28
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Bristol
Parks (18 nearby)
Silver Lake Park · 294 acres1.0 mi
Mill Creek Valley Park · 39 acres1.3 mi
Delaware Canal State Park: Bristol Lagoon · 14 acres1.7 mi
Tullytown Canal Park · 7 acres2.2 mi
Bristol Waterfront Park · 6 acres2.4 mi
Marie Lowe Recreation Park · 5 acres1.0 mi
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Giant1.3 mi
Aldi1.3 mi
Acme1.7 mi
Walmart Supercenter2.3 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens1.0 mi
Yorke Pharmacy1.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library2.2 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Grundy Museum2.2 mi
Historic Bolton Mansion2.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Bridge Players Theatre Company3.5 mi
Moster Rock Theater3.8 mi
Lingzi Art Center3.9 mi
Abby's Paradise Theater3.9 mi
Sesame Studio3.9 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bristol Borough SD, Bristol Township SD, Neshaminy SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(9)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Warren Snyder-John Girotti El SchBristol
Pre-K–6
623
Public
2.0 mi
Brookwood El SchLevittown
K–5
975
Public
1.8 mi
Keystone El SchCroydon
K–5
988
Public
3.3 mi
Mill Creek El SchLevittown
K–5
974
Public
0.9 mi
Miller El SchLevittown
K–4
486
Public
1.3 mi
Benjamin Franklin MSLevittown
6–8
754
Public
0.7 mi
Bristol MSBristol
7–8
187
Public
1.7 mi
Bristol HSBristol
9–12
318
Public
1.7 mi
Truman SHSLevittown
9–12
1,626
Public
0.4 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Hope Lutheran School and PreschoolLevittown
K–8
71
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
1.8 mi
St Mark Elementary SchoolBristol
K–8
180
Roman Catholic
2.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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