Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary Medical Center6.4 miPost officeRushland Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWrightstown Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceNewtown Township Police Department3.0 miFire stationLingohocken Fire Company Station 351.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWrightstown Elementary School1.2 miCollegeBucks County Community College Newtown Campus3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTrenton Mercer Airport TTN11 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL30 miInterstateI-2767.1 miUS highwayUS 2025.0 miAmtrakCornwells Heights, PA CWH14 miRailWarminsterSoutheastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)6.1 miCoachDoylestown Septa StationGreyhound6.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18956 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18956 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:30 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:19 am – 4:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F48 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days20 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Doylestown Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Lambertville
Nearby landmarksRobin Run Lakelake · 1.5 miBucks County Community College Newtown Campuscollege · 3.1 miLake Neshaminylake · 3.7 miLittle Buckingham Mountainpeak · 3.9 miBuckingham Mountainpeak · 3.9 miDelaware Valley Collegecollege · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTyler State Parkstate park · 2.1 mi · 1,674 acresAnchor Run Farmpark · 1.4 miRobin Run Reservoir (Undeveloped)recreation area · 1.5 mi · 87 acresDelaware and Raritan Canal State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 93 acresWashington Crossing National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.7 mi · 203 acresWashington Crossing State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 246 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202433 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202433 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBucks County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025312 of 362 days measured46 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Bucks County monitors, PA
Drinking waterLower Bucks Co Joint Mun Authserves 63,007 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation303 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
