New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, Pennsylvania | |
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New Hope station in October 2010 | |
Location of New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Bucks County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′51″N 74°57′5″W / 40.36417°N 74.95139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurence D. Keller |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2) |
| • Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,612 |
| • Density | 2,056.69/sq mi (794.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18938 |
| Area codes | 215, 267, and 445 |
| FIPS code | 42-53712 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1182332 |
| Website | www |
New Hope is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,612 at the 2020 census. New Hope is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) north of Philadelphia, and lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. New Hope and neighboring Solebury and Upper Makefield townships are part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The two-lane New Hope–Lambertville Bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the Delaware to Lambertville, New Jersey, on the east bank. New Hope's primary industry is tourism.
Historic former residents include Founding Father Aaron Burr and author James A. Michener.