Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Newtown, Pennsylvania
State Street in Newtown
State Street in Newtown
Motto(s): 
"a good place to live, shop and worship..."
Location of Newtown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Bucks County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Newtown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Bucks County in Pennsylvania (right)
Newtown is located in Pennsylvania
Newtown
Newtown
Location of Newtown in Pennsylvania
Newtown is located in the United States
Newtown
Newtown
Newtown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°13′42″N 74°55′56″W / 40.22833°N 74.93222°W / 40.22833; -74.93222
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Founded1684
IncorporatedApril 16, 1838
Government
 • MayorJohn Burke
Area
 • Total
0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
 • Land0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation174 ft (53 m)
Population
 • Total
2,268
 • Density4,093.86/sq mi (1,581.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18940
Area codes215, 267 and 445
exchanges: 434, 497, 504, 550, 579, 626, 860, 867, 944, 968[4]
FIPS code42-54184
GNIS feature ID1214973[2]
WebsiteBorough website

Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,268 at the 2020 census.[5] It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is entirely surrounded by Newtown Township, from which it separated in 1838. State Street is the main commercial thoroughfare with wide sidewalks, shops, taverns, and restaurants.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Telephone Exchange Listing: Area Code 215, us-places.com. Accessed September 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Newtown borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.