Quakertown, Pennsylvania

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Quakertown, Pennsylvania
Borough
Broad Street in Quakertown in September 2012
Seal
Etymology: the "Quakers"
Motto:  "The Heart of Upper Bucks County!"
Location of Quakertown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Quakertown Location of Quakertown in Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Quakertown Quakertown (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°26′26″N 75°20′26″W / 40.44056°N 75.34056°W / 40.44056; -75.34056
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bucks
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Council President	Donald E. Rosenberger (R)
Area [1]
• Total	2.04 sq mi (5.27 km2)
• Land	2.04 sq mi (5.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,359
• Density	4,599.02/sq mi (1,775.87/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18951
Area codes	215, 267, 445
Website	quakertown.org

Quakertown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2020, it had a population of 9,359.^[3] The borough is 15 miles (24 km) south of Allentown and Bethlehem and 40 miles (64 km) north of Philadelphia, making Quakertown a border town of both the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas.

Quakertown is considered part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Philadelphia−Camden−Wilmington (PA−NJ−DE-MD) MSA and the Delaware Valley. Richland Township surrounds Quakertown.

Quakertown is located 15.7 miles (25.3 km) south of Allentown and 47.4 miles (76.3 km) northwest of Philadelphia.