Holland, Pennsylvania
| Holland | |
| unincorporated community | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Northampton |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49.1 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°12′03″N 74°58′19″W / 40.20083°N 74.97194°WCoordinates: 40°12′03″N 74°58′19″W / 40.20083°N 74.97194°W |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | 18966 |
| Area code | 215 |
 Location of Holland in Pennsylvania
Location of Holland in Pennsylvania
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Holland is an unincorporated community in Northampton Township,Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located next to Newtown, Warrington, Richboro, and Churchville. One of its communities is Village Shires, which has approximately 4,000 residents.
Despite its proximity to Philadelphia, Holland was rural for much of its history. A building boom in the 1970s resulted in a significant increase in housing capacity, mainly in the form of large tract housing developments (e.g. Hillcrestshire, located off of Buck Road). Since then, the town has seen additional growth, becoming a prototypical commuter bedroom community for suburban families. The area's proximity to both Philadelphia and the Trenton/Princeton, New Jersey area make Holland a desirable location, despite its lack of public transit.
Holland is located in the Council Rock School District, and is home to several of the district's schools: Council Rock High School South, Holland Middle School (formerly Holland Junior High, and prior to that Council Rock Intermediate School (CRIS)- Holland), Holland Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, and Rolling Hills Elementary. Holland is also home to several private Catholic schools: Villa Joseph Marie High School, an all-girls school, and St Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School, affiliated with St Bede the Venerable Parish.
Notable current and former residents include the following:
Holland's growth as a commuter haven took place in the mid-1980s, just after the town lost its passenger trains. Regularly scheduled train service lasted until January 14, 1983 via SEPTA's Fox Chase Rapid Transit Line. The station, and all of those north of Fox Chase, were closed due to failing diesel train equipment that the then-cash-strapped SEPTA could not afford to rehabilitate. As a result, ridership was low and the service cancelled on a "temporary" basis. As such, Holland Station still appears in SEPTA's publicly posted tariffs.
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