Perkasie, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°22′18″N 75°17′35″W / 40.37167°N 75.29306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Hollenbach |
Area | |
• Total | 2.56 sq mi (6.64 km2) |
• Land | 2.54 sq mi (6.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,120 |
• Density | 3,597.63/sq mi (1,388.88/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 18944, 18960 |
Area codes | 215, 267 and 445 |
FIPS code | 42-59384 |
Website | www |
Perkasie is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Perkasie is 21.5 miles (34.6 km) southeast of Allentown and 39.2 miles (63.1 km) north of Philadelphia.
Establishments in the borough early in the 20th century included silk mills, brickyards, lumber mills, tile works, a stone crusher, and manufacturers of cigars, tags and labels, and wire novelties. The population in 1900 was 1,803; in 1910, 2,779 people lived in Perkasie. The population was 9,120 at the 2020 census, up from 8,511 at the 2010 census.