Lower Makefield Township

Lower Makefield Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and usually referred to as "Yardley" due to the prominence of Yardley Borough in that area. However, Yardley Borough is much smaller by both population and land area, and is surrounded by Lower Makefield on 3-sides (the fourth side being the Delaware River).

Lower Makefield Township is located in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (also known as the Delaware Valley), and its crime rate is the lowest in the Metropolitan Area, but it borders several towns in New Jersey to its north and east that are all in the New York Metropolitan Area. A plethora of residents commute daily to both cities.

Lower Makefield is the largest municipality (by population) in North America without its own municipal court or post office. The municipal court and post office serving Lower Makefield are both in Morrisville (the town bordering the township to the southeast), and there are no plans to change the arrangements with Morrisville. Previously Morrisville had a higher population, but with the growth in Lower Makefield over the past 30 years, Morrisville is now a much smaller place by both land area and population.

As a result of the affluence and high median income in Lower Makefield Township, 19067 has been listed as the second wealthiest zip code in Pennsylvania based on IRS figures for Adjusted Gross Income. If the township had its own post office and zip code, it would be the wealthiest zip code in Pennsylvania.

Lower Makefield Township has been a top finisher in the MONEY Magazine and CNN/Money "Best Places to Live" rankings for the Eastern region of the United States in the under 100,000 population category.

School District: Pennsbury

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 18.3 square miles, of which, 17.9 square miles of it is land and 0.4 square miles of it 1.97% is water.

Lower Makefield borders the Delaware River which separates it from New Jersey. Bordering towns and cities in New Jersey are Hopewell Township, Ewing Township and Trenton (the capital of New Jersey). Additionally, it borders Upper Makefield Township, PA, Newtown Township, PA, Middletown Township, PA, Falls Township, PA, and Morrisville, PA, and as mentioned above, surrounds Yardley Borough on 3-sides.

Development

Lower Makefield, according to 2004 census estimations, is the fastest growing municipality in Lower Bucks County. Many housing developments and some corporate centers have been constructed since 2000, the latter especially the Stony Hill Road corridor around I-95, beginning with office complexes 1000 to 1040 Stony Hill Road in 1998, followed by 600 to 800 Township Line Road (at Township Line & Stony Hill), 777 Township Line Road (the first green building in Bucks County), and a new age-restricted housing complex under construction at 645 Stony Hill Road, near the township's retail district. However, the township has been well-planned and maintains a strong balance between growth and preservation, and is considered to be very desirable for the high quality of life it offers residents.

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