New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,622 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18938.
Homes sold for a median of $397 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2,6222,065 per sq mi
Median home value$716,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$397Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside New Hope. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around New Hope
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)36 miles away
Closer regional airport
Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA25 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of New Hope; 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
New Hope had 2,612 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 1012th 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 50.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lambertville, NJ weather station (2 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
81 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Hope.
Nearest hospitals
Doylestown HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Doylestown9.1 miles
Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Pennington10.1 miles
St. Mary Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Langhorne12.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
9
Specialist doctors
8
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
8
Mental health providers
36
Physical and occupational therapists
8
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
4
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 New Hope
Parks (1 nearby)
Aquetong Spring Park · 46 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Giant0.4 mi
Pharmacies
Whitman Pharmacy4.1 mi
Libraries
The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury1.6 mi
Lambertville Free Public Library2.3 mi
Museums
The Bucks County Children's Museum1.7 mi
Parry Mansion Museum1.8 mi
Friends of the Delaware Canal1.8 mi
Thompson-Neely House3.0 mi
Thompson-Neely Grist Mill3.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Bucks County Playhouse1.8 mi
Lambertville Hall2.2 mi
Music Mountain Theatre3.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Samuel D. Ingham (1779) · American politician (1779-1860)
Winter Ave Zoli (1980) · American actress and model
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in New Hope
Public schools here are run by New Hope-Solebury SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
New Hope-Solebury Upper El SchNew Hope
3–5
277
Public
1.6 mi
New Hope-Solebury MSNew Hope
6–8
280
Public
1.5 mi
New Hope-Solebury HSNew Hope
9–12
450
Public
1.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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