
Quakertown Borough, PA
About this place
Quakertown is officially Quakertown borough.
Quakertown is a borough.
Quakertown lies in Bucks County.
Quakertown is in Pennsylvania.
Quakertown covers 2.035 square miles of land.
Quakertown includes 0.002 square miles of inland water.
Quakertown's geographic center lies at 40.439678, -75.345766.
Housing stock
As of 2024, Quakertown has 3,696 housing units (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±277).
As of 2024, the median housing unit in Quakertown was built in 1967 (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±5).
As of 2024, 966 of Quakertown's 3,696 housing units were built in 1939 or earlier (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±185).
As of 2024, 1,285 of Quakertown's 3,696 housing units are single-family detached houses (American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate; margin of error ±163).
Severe-weather history for the county
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 35 county-designated hail events in Bucks County between 2016 and 2025; Quakertown lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 11 county-designated flood events in Bucks County between 2016 and 2025; Quakertown lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 237 county-designated thunderstorm-wind events in Bucks County between 2016 and 2025; Quakertown lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 8 county-designated lightning events in Bucks County between 2016 and 2025; Quakertown lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 12 county-designated tornado events in Bucks County between 2016 and 2025; Quakertown lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 61 county-designated flash-flood events in Bucks County between 2016 and 2025; Quakertown lies within that county. This is a count of the database's county-level entries and excludes events logged by forecast zone.
FEMA hazard risk ratings for the county
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's tornado risk as Relatively High; Quakertown lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's ice storm risk as Very High; Quakertown lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's lightning risk as Relatively High; Quakertown lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's strong wind risk as Relatively High; Quakertown lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's winter weather risk as Very High; Quakertown lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's inland flooding risk as Relatively High; Quakertown lies within that county.
FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025 release) rates Bucks County's overall natural-hazard risk as Relatively High; Quakertown lies within that county.
This page describes the place itself, with each statement drawn from the sources listed below.
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Sources
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