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Plumstead Township

Plumstead Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 36.8 square miles in the Central Bucks corridor (ZIP 18929).

At a glance Township
Population 14,154
School district Central Bucks SD
Total millage 194.89
Municipal office 215-766-8914
Official site: plumsteadtownship.org ↗
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Local government
Who to contact
Plumstead Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Plumstead Township
📞 215-766-8914
🌐 plumsteadtownship.org ↗
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Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the township, not the county.
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County services
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📞 215-348-6000
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2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Plumstead 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.
Plumstead Township millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Plumstead Township (township) 18.69 mills
Central Bucks SD (2025–2026) 146.55 mills
Total 194.89 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $19,489 / 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
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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 Plumstead 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
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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.
Plumstead Township — census estimates
Population 14,154
Households 5,166
Median home value $572,900 ± $33,811
Median household income $138,259 ± $10,175
Median gross rent $2,222 / mo
Median age 43.6
Owner-occupied 90.1%
Mean commute 31.6 min
Municipal facts
Type Township
Region Central Bucks
Land area 36.8 sq mi
Established —
ZIP code 18929
Density 385 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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