Upper Makefield is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home to about 8,855 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18977, and parts of 18938 and 18940 are in Upper Makefield too.
Homes sold for a median of $324 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Upper Makefield; also Lower Makefield
Mostly Solebury; part is in Upper Makefield
Mostly Newtown Township (Bucks County); part is in Upper Makefield
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Upper Makefield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA22 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Upper Makefield; 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.
Upper Makefield had 8,857 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 314th 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).
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 (5 miles away).
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).
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Upper Makefield.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 16 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 miles 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Newtown Township (Bucks County), Solebury, Buckingham, Lower Makefield, New Hope, Wrightstown, Newtown Borough, Plumstead and Northampton Township (Bucks County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.