Town guide

Bristol, Pennsylvania

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
Sold over asking41%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bristol

7 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bristol

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)27 miles away
Closer regional airportTrenton 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.

Who represents Bristol

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.

Bristol population by census2000: 55,521, 2010: 54,582, 2020: 54,29155,521200054,582201054,2912020

Bucks County, 1900–2020

Bucks County population, 1900 to 20201900: 71,190, 1910: 76,530, 1920: 82,476, 1930: 96,727, 1940: 107,715, 1950: 144,620, 1960: 308,567, 1970: 415,056, 1980: 479,211, 1990: 541,174, 2000: 597,635, 2010: 625,249, 2020: 646,53871K’00’1082K’20’30108K’40’50309K’60’70479K’80’90598K’00’10647K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BristolJan: high 39°F, low 22°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 29°F, 4.6 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 40°F, 4 in; May: high 72°F, low 50°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.7 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 44°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 27°F, 4.7 in39°22°Jan3.742°23°Feb3.151°29°Mar4.663°40°Apr4.072°50°May4.081°60°Jun4.686°65°Jul4.984°64°Aug4.777°56°Sep4.766°44°Oct4.255°33°Nov3.644°27°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Bucks CountyHealth care and social assistance: 54,005 jobs; Retail trade: 36,282 jobs; Manufacturing: 26,359 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 24,308 jobs; Professional services: 21,288 jobs; Wholesale trade: 17,653 jobs; Construction: 17,591 jobs; Administrative and support: 13,825 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 14% Manufacturing 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 8% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 7% Administrative and support 5%

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 doctors79
Specialist doctors40
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants49
Mental health providers77
Physical and occupational therapists73
Optometrists14
Chiropractors19
Pharmacies28

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Bristol

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Warren Snyder-John Girotti El SchBristolPre-K–6623Public2.0 mi
Brookwood El SchLevittownK–5975Public1.8 mi
Keystone El SchCroydonK–5988Public3.3 mi
Mill Creek El SchLevittownK–5974Public0.9 mi
Miller El SchLevittownK–4486Public1.3 mi
Benjamin Franklin MSLevittown6–8754Public0.7 mi
Bristol MSBristol7–8187Public1.7 mi
Bristol HSBristol9–12318Public1.7 mi
Truman SHSLevittown9–121,626Public0.4 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Hope Lutheran School and PreschoolLevittownK–871Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod1.8 mi
St Mark Elementary SchoolBristolK–8180Roman Catholic2.2 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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Towns near Bristol

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Shares ZIP codes with Bristol Borough, Middletown Township (Bucks County), Falls and Tullytown.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.