Levittown, Pennsylvania

Levittown
Location of Levittown in Bucks County
Interactive map of Levittown
Levittown
Location of Levittown in Pennsylvania
Levittown
Levittown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°09′15″N 74°50′59″W / 40.15417°N 74.84972°W / 40.15417; -74.84972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
MunicipalitiesBristol Township, Falls Township, Middletown Township and Tullytown Borough
Area
 • Total
10.40 sq mi (26.94 km2)
 • Land10.30 sq mi (26.68 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9.1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
52,699
 • Density5,116.2/sq mi (1,975.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
19054–19055 and 19057–19058
Area codes215, 267, and 445
FIPS code42-42928
DesignatedAugust 8, 2017

Levittown is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community includes portions of the municipalities of Bristol Township, Falls Township, Middletown Township and Tullytown Borough, but is not itself an independent municipality. Levittown is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area with a population was 52,699 at the 2020 census, which is down from 52,983 at the 2010 census.

Levittown is 40 feet (12 m) above sea level. While not an independent municipality, it is sometimes recognized as the largest suburb of Philadelphia while Upper Darby, Lower Merion, Bensalem, Abington, and Bristol townships are municipalities larger in size within the three surrounding Pennsylvania counties. Starting with land purchased in 1951, it was planned and built by Levitt & Sons. The brothers William Levitt and architect Alfred Levitt designed its six typical houses.