New Hope, Pennsylvania

New Hope, Pennsylvania
Borough
New Hope station in October 2010
Seal
Location of New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Bucks County in Pennsylvania (right)
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Coordinates: 40°21′51″N 74°57′5″W / 40.36417°N 74.95139°W / 40.36417; -74.95139
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Government
• Mayor	Laurence D. Keller
Area [1]
• Total	1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
• Land	1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation	69 ft (21 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,612
• Density	2,056.69/sq mi (794.08/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18938
Area codes	215, 267, and 445
FIPS code	42-53712
GNIS feature ID	1182332[3]
Website	www.newhopeborough.org

New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. New Hope and neighboring Solebury and Upper Makefield townships are part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The two-lane New Hope–Lambertville Bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the Delaware to Lambertville, New Jersey, on the east bank. New Hope's primary industry is tourism.

Historic former residents include Founding Father Aaron Burr and author James A. Michener.