Levittown, Pennsylvania

Levittown
Levittown
Census-designated place
	Phineas Pemberton House Entrance sign to Dogwood Hollow development, erected May 2018.
	Location of Levittown in Bucks County
	Levittown Location of Levittown in Pennsylvania Levittown Levittown (the United States)
	Coordinates: 40°09′15″N 74°50′59″W / 40.15417°N 74.84972°W
country	United States
state	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Area
• Total	10.40 sq mi (26.94 km2)
• Land	10.30 sq mi (26.68 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	52,699
• Density	5,116.41/sq mi (1,975.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	19054–19055 and 19057–19058
Area codes	215, 267, and 445
FIPS code	42-42928
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	August 8, 2017

Levittown is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The population was 52,699 at the 2020 census, down from 52,983 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Levittown is 40 feet (12 m) above sea level. Though not a municipality, it is sometimes recognized as the largest suburb of Philadelphia^[5] while Upper Darby, Lower Merion, Bensalem, Abington, and Bristol townships are municipalities larger in size within the three surrounding Pennsylvania counties. Starting with land purchased in 1951, it was planned and built by Levitt & Sons. The brothers William Levitt and architect Alfred Levitt designed its six typical houses.

Levittown is located 72.5 miles (116.7 km) southeast of Allentown and 26.6 miles (42.8 km) northeast of Philadelphia.

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Levittown CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
^ John Fischer, "Philadelphia PA – South Jersey Metro Area Population and Geography", About.com. Last accessed on March 24, 2006.

[TigerWebMapServer-1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-2] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[PAHMDB-3] "PHMC Historical Markers Search". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on March 21, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

[Census_2010-4] "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Levittown CDP, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

[5] John Fischer, "Philadelphia PA – South Jersey Metro Area Population and Geography", About.com. Last accessed on March 24, 2006.

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