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Buckingham Township

Buckingham Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 39.3 square miles in the Central Bucks corridor (ZIP 18902).

At a glance Township
Population 20,852
School district Central Bucks SD
Total millage 180.95
Municipal office 215-794-8834
Official site: buckinghampa.org ↗

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Local government
Who to contact
Buckingham Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Buckingham Township
Township · Central Bucks
Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the township, not the county.
2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Buckingham Township stacks three independent levies. The county rate is identical countywide; the municipal and school rates are what make one address differ from the next.
Buckingham Township millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Buckingham Township (township) 4.75 mills
Central Bucks SD (2025–2026) 146.55 mills
Total 180.95 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $18,095 / year
Assessed value is not market value

Bucks County millage applies to the county assessed value on your parcel record — not the price a home would sell for today. Look up your assessment with the Board of Assessment before using any rate above to estimate a bill.

Board of Assessment 215-348-6219
Compare all 54 rates Millage table →

Source: Bucks County Board of Assessment — 2026 Millage Rates (sheet dated 2/4/2026) ↗. Millage rates are provided by local taxing authorities. Verify with the Board of Assessment, your municipal tax collector, and your school district before relying on any figure.

Public education
Schools serving Buckingham Township
School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.
Assigned district
Central Bucks School District
District schools
23 schools
15 elementary · 5 middle · 3 high
16,879 students enrolled
District character
What to know

The largest suburban district in Pennsylvania — nine central-county municipalities around Doylestown feed three high schools (East, South, West). Attendance-zone lines matter street by street here.

ACS 2020–2024
Community profile
U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Small municipalities carry wide margins of error; treat these as ranges, not exact counts.
Buckingham Township — census estimates
Population 20,852
Households 7,575
Median home value $708,100 ± $26,071
Median household income $190,230 ± $17,222
Median gross rent $1,373 / mo
Median age 49.0
Owner-occupied 93.6%
Mean commute 33.7 min
Municipal facts
Type Township
Region Central Bucks
Land area 39.3 sq mi
Established
ZIP code 18902
Density 531 per sq mi

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024) ↗ — tables B25077, B19013, B25064, B25003, B01002, B01003, B08013, B08303.

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