Town guide

Bushkill, Pennsylvania

Bushkill is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, home to about 8,623 people across 25 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18064 and 18091.

Homes sold for a median of $242 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population8,623346 per sq mi
Median home value$407,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$242Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking63%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Bushkill

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bushkill

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)61 miles away
Closer regional airportLehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA54 miles away

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

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

Who represents Bushkill

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

Bushkill had 8,482 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.

It’s the 323rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Northampton County grew from 99,687 residents in 1900 to 312,951 in 2020.

Bushkill population by census2000: 6,982, 2010: 8,178, 2020: 8,4826,98220008,17820108,4822020

Northampton County, 1900–2020

Northampton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 99,687, 1910: 127,667, 1920: 153,506, 1930: 169,304, 1940: 168,959, 1950: 185,243, 1960: 201,412, 1970: 214,368, 1980: 225,418, 1990: 247,105, 2000: 267,066, 2010: 297,735, 2020: 312,951100K’00’10154K’20’30169K’40’50201K’60’70225K’80’90267K’00’10313K’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 51.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BushkillJan: high 38°F, low 22°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 3 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 29°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 62°F, 5.2 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.7 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 44°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 26°F, 4.4 in38°22°Jan3.740°22°Feb3.049°29°Mar3.762°39°Apr3.972°49°May4.381°59°Jun4.886°64°Jul5.683°62°Aug5.277°55°Sep4.765°44°Oct4.553°33°Nov3.443°26°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, NJ weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Northampton County

121,192 jobs at 6,529 businesses in Northampton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Northampton CountyHealth care and social assistance: 17,566 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 17,220 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,725 jobs; Retail trade: 13,897 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,971 jobs; Wholesale trade: 7,420 jobs; Educational services: 7,365 jobs; Administrative and support: 6,059 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Transportation and warehousing 14% Manufacturing 12% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 6% Educational services 6% Administrative and support 5%

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

Health care

185 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bushkill’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Easton7.6 miles
  • St. Luke's Warren HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Phillipsburg9.1 miles
  • St. Lukes HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Bethlehem12.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors31
Specialist doctors14
Dentists12
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants13
Mental health providers46
Physical and occupational therapists57
Optometrists7
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies11

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 Bushkill

Parks (24 nearby)

  • Gracedale Open Space · 360 acres2.3 mi
  • Ballas Meadow Preserve · 90 acres3.2 mi
  • Highlands Meadows Preserve · 70 acres3.4 mi
  • Albert Ponds Preserve · 52 acres2.6 mi
  • Nazareth Boro Park · 40 acres2.0 mi
  • Belfast-Edelman Sportsman's Association · 37 acres2.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Giant3.3 mi
  • ALDI3.3 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid3.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Memorial Library Of Nazareth & Vicinity2.5 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Martin Guitar Museum1.8 mi
  • Whitefield House2.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Amphitheater1.5 mi
  • Nazareth Center for the Arts2.6 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Schools in Bushkill

Public schools here are run by Nazareth Area SD, Pen Argyl Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Kenneth N Butz Jr El SchNazarethK–4576Public1.0 mi
Lower Nazareth El SchNazarethK–4615Public5.0 mi
Plainfield El SchNazarethK–3434Public2.5 mi
Shafer El SchNazarethK–4559Public2.8 mi
Nazareth Area Intermediate SchNazareth5–6752Public3.2 mi
Nazareth Area MSNazareth7–8775Public3.2 mi
Nazareth Area HSNazareth9–121,607Public2.7 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Holy FamilyNazarethPre-K–8154Roman Catholic2.3 mi
Lehigh Learning AcademyNazareth9–1258Nonsectarian2.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Upper Nazareth, Nazareth, Lower Nazareth, Wind Gap, Plainfield and Moore.

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