Town guide

Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Quakertown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 9,319 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18951.

Homes sold for a median of $225 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population9,3194,591 per sq mi
Median home value$278,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$225Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking51%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Quakertown

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Quakertown

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)40 miles away
Closer regional airportLehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA32 miles away

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

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

Who represents Quakertown

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

Quakertown had 9,359 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 285th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

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

Quakertown population by census2000: 8,931, 2010: 8,979, 2020: 9,3598,93120008,97920109,3592020

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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 51.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near QuakertownJan: high 38°F, low 19°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 21°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 28°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 38°F, 4.1 in; May: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 63°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4.9 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 41°F, 4.4 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 32°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 43°F, low 25°F, 4.4 in38°19°Jan3.641°21°Feb3.149°28°Mar4.462°38°Apr4.171°48°May4.680°57°Jun4.785°63°Jul5.383°61°Aug4.777°54°Sep4.964°41°Oct4.453°32°Nov3.543°25°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sellersville, 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

415 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Quakertown.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · QuakertownUnder a mile
  • St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sellersville5.6 miles
  • St. Lukes HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Bethlehem11.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors50
Specialist doctors48
Dentists33
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants72
Mental health providers88
Physical and occupational therapists100
Optometrists14
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies14

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 Quakertown

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Quakertown Memorial Park · 90 acres0.5 mi
  • Main Street Park · 8 acres0.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove Park · 5 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Giant0.4 mi
  • Grocery Outlet0.6 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter0.6 mi
  • Redner's1.0 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Small Town Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy0.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • James A Michener Library0.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • ​Upper Bucks Visitor Center at the Marketplace Barn0.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Greenshire Arts Consortium3.6 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 1700.

Notable people born here

  • Sabrina Carpenter (1999) · American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1999)
  • Jan Shepard (1928) · American actor and television actor
  • Katlyn Chookagian (1988) · American mixed martial arts fighter
  • Bill Mensch (1945) · American computer chip engineer

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

Schools in Quakertown

Public schools here are run by Quakertown Community SD, Palisades SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Neidig El SchQuakertownK–5470Public1.2 mi
Pfaff El SchQuakertownK–5482Public4.8 mi
Quakertown El SchQuakertownK–5265Public0.4 mi
Richland El SchQuakertownK–5327Public1.5 mi
Springfield El SchQuakertownK–5219Public6.4 mi
Trumbauersville El SchQuakertownK–5376Public2.1 mi
6th Grade CenterQuakertown6331Public0.6 mi
Strayer MSQuakertown7–8737Public1.5 mi
Quakertown Community HSQuakertown9–121,570Public0.5 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Lifespan School & DaycareQuakertownPre-K–K10Nonsectarian1.9 mi
Quakertown Christian SchoolQuakertownPre-K–12202Mennonite1.8 mi
St Isidore Elementary SchoolQuakertownPre-K–8180Roman Catholic0.5 mi
United Friends SchoolQuakertownPre-K–873Friends (Quaker)0.1 mi
Faith Christian AcademyQuakertownK–5382Christian (no specific denomination)1.8 mi
Faith Christian AcademyQuakertown6–12582Christian (no specific denomination)2.6 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 Richland Township (Bucks County), Milford Township (Bucks County), Haycock, East Rockhill, Springfield Township (Bucks County) and Trumbauersville.

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