Maple Beach, Pennsylvania

Maple Beach, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Maple Beach
Coordinates: 40°5′10″N 74°52′8″W / 40.08611°N 74.86889°W / 40.08611; -74.86889Coordinates: 40°5′10″N 74°52′8″W / 40.08611°N 74.86889°W / 40.08611; -74.86889
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Bucks
Township Bristol
Elevation 10 ft (3 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 19007
Area code(s) 215 and 267
GNIS feature ID 1180314[1]

Maple Beach is an unincorporated community in Bristol Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Maple Beach is located along the Delaware River at the Pennsylvania approach to the Burlington-Bristol Bridge.[2] In 1917, Rohm and Haas purchased the residential properties in Maple Beach as part of an expansion of industrial activities in the area.[3] Four homes remain in Maple Beach as of 2013.[4]

References

  1. "Maple Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Map) (19th ed.). 1"=2000'. ADC Map. 2006. p. 2810. § H3. ISBN 0-87530-774-4.
  3. Barnett, Jeff. "Land Revitalization Spring '08 Newsletter – High and Dry – Raising Land for Riverfront Redevelopment". Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. Fisher, Elizabeth (February 27, 2013). "Maple Beach residents in Bristol in limbo over pending sale of open space". Bristol Pilot. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
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