Town guide

New Hope, Pennsylvania

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
Sold over asking34%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in New Hope

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around New Hope

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)36 miles away
Closer regional airportTrenton 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.

Who represents New Hope

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.

New Hope population by census2000: 2,252, 2010: 2,528, 2020: 2,6122,25220002,52820102,6122020

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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near New HopeJan: high 42°F, low 19°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 22°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 29°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 39°F, 3.8 in; May: high 74°F, low 49°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 58°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 64°F, 5.1 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 61°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 54°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 40°F, 4.3 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 32°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 25°F, 4.6 in42°19°Jan3.744°22°Feb2.952°29°Mar4.364°39°Apr3.874°49°May4.383°58°Jun4.888°64°Jul5.187°61°Aug4.780°54°Sep4.468°40°Oct4.356°32°Nov3.546°25°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

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

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 doctors9
Specialist doctors8
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants8
Mental health providers36
Physical and occupational therapists8
Optometrists1
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies4

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.

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 1707.

Notable people born here

  • 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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
New Hope-Solebury Upper El SchNew Hope3–5277Public1.6 mi
New Hope-Solebury MSNew Hope6–8280Public1.5 mi
New Hope-Solebury HSNew Hope9–12450Public1.5 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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Towns near New Hope

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Shares ZIP codes with Solebury, Buckingham, Upper Makefield and Plumstead.

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