Town guide

Chalfont, Pennsylvania

Chalfont is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,346 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18914.

Homes sold for a median of $272 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,3462,683 per sq mi
Median home value$445,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$272Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Chalfont

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Chalfont

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)29 miles away
Closer regional airportTrenton Mercer Airport (TTN)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA20 miles away

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

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

Who represents Chalfont

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

Chalfont had 4,253 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.

It’s the 654th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Bucks County grew from 71,190 residents in 1900 to 646,538 in 2020.

Chalfont population by census2000: 3,900, 2010: 4,009, 2020: 4,2533,90020004,00920104,2532020

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 23°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ChalfontJan: high 39°F, low 23°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 25°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 31°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 41°F, 3.9 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 65°F, 5.5 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 57°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 45°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 36°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 28°F, 4 in39°23°Jan3.242°25°Feb2.550°31°Mar3.963°41°Apr3.972°51°May4.381°60°Jun4.286°65°Jul5.584°63°Aug4.977°57°Sep4.465°45°Oct3.854°36°Nov3.444°28°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Doylestown Ap, PA weather station (6 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

195 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chalfont.

Nearest hospitals

  • Doylestown HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Doylestown3.9 miles
  • Jefferson Lansdale HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lansdale4.0 miles
  • St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sellersville7.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors29
Specialist doctors23
Dentists32
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants36
Mental health providers24
Physical and occupational therapists43
Optometrists2
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies7

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 Chalfont

Parks (14 nearby)

  • North Branch Park · 46 acres0.8 mi
  • Twin Streams Park · 21 acres0.6 mi
  • Kelly Park · 9 acres0.3 mi
  • Derstine Memorial Park · 6 acres0.2 mi
  • Chestnut Street Park · 6 acres0.3 mi
  • Strong Family Park · 5 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Giant1.3 mi
  • Giant1.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter2.6 mi
  • Apka Bazar2.6 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.8 mi

Libraries

  • Bucks County Public Library: Doylestown4.9 mi
  • Lansdale Public Library5.0 mi

Museums

  • Hatfield Auto Museum4.4 mi
  • James-Lorah Memorial Home4.7 mi
  • Mercer Museum4.8 mi
  • Pearl S. Buck National Historic Landmark4.8 mi
  • Bucks County Civil War Round Table Museum and Library4.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Amphitheater3.3 mi
  • C&N Bank Amphitheater4.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1683.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Chalfont

Public schools here are run by Central Bucks SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Butler El SchChalfontK–6757Public1.4 mi
Unami MSChalfont7–9784Public1.0 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Chesterbrook AcademyChalfontPre-K–K16Nonsectarian1.6 mi
St Jude Catholic Education CenterChalfontPre-K–8281Roman Catholic0.8 mi
Abacus Montessori AcademyChalfontK10Nonsectarian0.8 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 Warrington, New Britain Township and Hilltown.

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