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Tinicum

A township of 3,827 people in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Map of Tinicum: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land35%6,986 of 19,747 acres

Trails14 mi0.5 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves61,825 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Tohickon Valley Park9.1 mi of trails · 523 acres Directions

2Giving Pond Recreation Area1.2 mi of trails · 147 acres Directions

3State Game Lands Number 560.4 mi of trails · 634 acres Directions

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Lazaretto, Philada. quarantine station May 11th 56

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Lazaretto, Philada. quarantine station May 11th 56, 1856

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How Tinicum ranks

#5Most remote workers in PA #60Most conserved land in PA #116Highest income in PA All PA rankings →

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Health in Tinicum

Compared with Pennsylvania

3better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

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What stands out

8.7%Fewer older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · better 71.9%More adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · better

Care nearby

Doylestown HospitalDoylestown · 12.8 mi · ER

Zufall Healthy Smile Center - FlemingtonFlemington · 13.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 18947, 18972, 18942 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Tinicum →

Natural hazards in Tinicum

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

309Does Tinicum flood?paid flood claims since 1979 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 21 declared for Bucks County MapTinicum vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Schools in Tinicum

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School Grade A-

The public schools Tinicum’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 83% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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Tinicum El Sch AElementary · Grades K–5 · 135 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.

Libraries near Tinicum

Nearest: Frenchtown Public LibraryFrenchtown · 3.4 miles

Famous people close to Tinicum

Pink

PinkDoylestown · 12 mi

James A. Michener

James A. MichenerDoylestown · 12 mi HLHarvey Spencer LewisFrenchtown · 4 mi

Samuel D. Ingham

Samuel D. InghamNew Hope · 11 mi TSTimothy StackDoylestown · 12 mi

Winter Ave Zoli

Winter Ave ZoliNew Hope · 11 mi

Where Tinicum is

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Locator map of Tinicum — Wikimedia Commons · Map: (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (from U.S. Census Bureau source) · CC BY-SA 2.5

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