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
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chalfont. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Chalfont
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)29 miles away
Closer regional airport
Trenton 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.
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.
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 23°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
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:
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 doctors
29
Specialist doctors
23
Dentists
32
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
36
Mental health providers
24
Physical and occupational therapists
43
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
7
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: 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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Butler El SchChalfont
K–6
757
Public
1.4 mi
Unami MSChalfont
7–9
784
Public
1.0 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Chesterbrook AcademyChalfont
Pre-K–K
16
Nonsectarian
1.6 mi
St Jude Catholic Education CenterChalfont
Pre-K–8
281
Roman Catholic
0.8 mi
Abacus Montessori AcademyChalfont
K
10
Nonsectarian
0.8 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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