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Tinicum Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Tinicum Township
Township
Frankenfield Covered Bridge
Location of Tinicum Township in Bucks County
Location of Tinicum Township in Bucks County
Tinicum Township is located in Pennsylvania
Tinicum Township
Tinicum Township
Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 75°07′35″W / 40.50833°N 75.12639°W / 40.50833; -75.12639Coordinates: 40°30′30″N 75°07′35″W / 40.50833°N 75.12639°W / 40.50833; -75.12639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Area
 • Total 31.2 sq mi (81 km2)
 • Land 30.2 sq mi (78 km2)
 • Water 1.0 sq mi (3 km2)
Elevation 531 ft (162 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,995
 • Density 130/sq mi (49/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code 18972 - Upper Black Eddy
18920 - Erwinna
18947 - Pipersville
18950 - Point Pleasant
18942 - Ottsville
Area code(s) 215, 610
Website www.tinicumbucks.org

Tinicum Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2010 census.

The Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge, a free Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission bridge over the Delaware River, connects Uhlerstown to Frenchtown in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It is located approximately forty miles north of Center City, Philadelphia.

This township includes both area codes 215 and 610. The township also has five different zip codes.

The Red Hill Church and School, Ridge Valley Rural Historic District, and Lewis Summers Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.2 square miles (80.8 km²), of which, 30.2 square miles (78.2 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²) of it (3.11%) is water. Tohickon Creek flows along its southern boundary into the Delaware River, which separates the township from New Jersey. Its villages include Erwinna, Ottsville (also in Nockamixon Township), Point Pleasant (also in Plumstead Township), Sundale, Smithtown, Wormansville, Tinicum, Uhlerstown and Upper Black Eddy (also in Bridgeton Township).


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