Town guide

Buckingham Township, Pennsylvania

Buckingham Township is a township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, home to about 465 people across 44 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 18437 and 18461, and parts of 18417, 18439 and 18453 are in Buckingham Township too.

Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population46511 per sq mi
Median home value$230,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$182Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Buckingham Township

5 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Buckingham Township

Distances

Nearest major airportSyracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)95 miles away
Closer regional airportGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY109 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Buckingham Township; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Buckingham Township

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

Buckingham Township had 506 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 2193rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Wayne County grew from 30,171 residents in 1900 to 51,155 in 2020.

Buckingham Township population by census2000: 656, 2010: 520, 2020: 506656200052020105062020

Wayne County, 1900–2020

Wayne County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,171, 1910: 29,236, 1920: 27,435, 1930: 28,420, 1940: 29,934, 1950: 28,478, 1960: 28,237, 1970: 29,581, 1980: 35,237, 1990: 39,944, 2000: 47,722, 2010: 52,822, 2020: 51,15530K’00’1027K’20’3030K’40’5028K’60’7035K’80’9048K’00’1051K’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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 69 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Buckingham TownshipJan: high 29°F, low 12°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 32°F, low 13°F, 3 in; Mar: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 31°F, 4.2 in; May: high 65°F, low 43°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 52°F, 5 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 56°F, 5 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 47°F, 5 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 36°F, 5 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 27°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 19°F, 4 in29°12°Jan3.532°13°Feb3.040°20°Mar3.653°31°Apr4.265°43°May4.973°52°Jun5.077°56°Jul5.076°55°Aug4.569°47°Sep5.057°36°Oct5.045°27°Nov3.834°19°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pleasant Mt 1 W, PA weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Wayne County

13,374 jobs at 1,355 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Wayne CountyRetail trade: 2,986 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,589 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,788 jobs; Construction: 1,105 jobs; Other services: 1,064 jobs; Administrative and support: 887 jobs; Manufacturing: 667 jobs; Finance and insurance: 542 jobsRetail trade 22% Health care and social assistance 19% Hotels and restaurants 13% Construction 8% Other services 8% Administrative and support 7% Manufacturing 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Buckingham Township’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Callicoon15.0 miles
  • Barnes-Kasson County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Susquehanna15.3 miles
  • Wayne Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Honesdale19.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2

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 Buckingham Township

Grocery stores

  • Grand Union7.2 mi
  • Tops7.2 mi

Libraries

  • Manchester Community Library6.1 mi
  • Louise Adelia Read Memorial Library7.3 mi

Museums

  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society7.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Capitol Theatre7.2 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Pleasant Township (Wayne County), Manchester Township, Preston, Damascus, Lebanon Township and Scott Township (Wayne County).

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