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Tinicum Township

Tinicum Township is a township in Bucks County covering about 21.8 square miles in the River Corridor (ZIP 18077).

At a glance Township
Population 3,827
School district Palisades SD
Total millage 158.554
Municipal office 610-294-9450
Official site: tinicumtownship.com ↗
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Local government
Who to contact
Tinicum Township handles its own zoning, permits, and local ordinances. County-level functions — assessment, deeds, courts, elections — run through Doylestown.
Municipal office
Tinicum Township
📞 610-294-9450
🌐 tinicumtownship.com ↗
Township · River Corridor
Permits & zoning
Build or renovate
Zoning and building permits are issued by the township, not the county.
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County services
Bucks County
📞 215-348-6000
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2026 millage
Property tax layers
Property tax in Tinicum 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.
Tinicum Township millage stack
County (all 54 municipalities) 29.65 mills
Tinicum Township (township) 8.5 mills
Palisades SD (2025–2026) 120.404 mills
Total 158.554 mills
Per $100,000 of assessed value $15,855 / 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 Tinicum Township
School district boundaries follow district lines, not municipal lines. Confirm your specific address with the district before enrolling.
Assigned district
Palisades School District
🌐 palisd.org ↗
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District schools
5 schools
3 elementary · 1 middle · 1 high
1,372 students enrolled
District character
What to know

The county's most rural district — upper river townships and boroughs with small enrollments and long bus routes; land, not lot lines, defines this market.

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.
Tinicum Township — census estimates
Population 3,827
Households 1,651
Median home value $613,600 ± $95,694
Median household income $122,125 ± $23,661
Median gross rent $1,468 / mo
Median age 55.8
Owner-occupied 89.6%
Mean commute 36.9 min
Municipal facts
Type Township
Region River Corridor
Land area 21.8 sq mi
Established —
ZIP code 18077
Density 176 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.

River Corridor
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Delaware River lifestyle, scenically constrained supply, and the county's highest-premium addresses.
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