County · code 42017
Bucks CountyPennsylvania
Bucks County is a Pennsylvania county with its seat in Doylestown. It was created in 1682 as one of three original counties.
- Founded1682
- County seatDoylestown
- Named forBuckinghamshire, England
- Land area604 sq mi + 17 sq mi water
- Population646,538 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped238,129 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Bucks on the map of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Founded in 1682
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Bucks County was created in 1682 as one of three original counties, though its boundaries were not immediately specified. The county was named after Buckinghamshire. In 1752, Bucks County lost territory to the creation of Northampton County.
- 1682Bucks County created In 1682, Bucks was created as one of three original counties, no territorial limits were specified. · Bronner, 31-35; Hottenstein and Welch, 24, 37, 108; Penn, 2:299
- 1685Bucks County created Bucks boundaries were defined; Bucks was created in 1682, but no territorial limits were specified. · Pennsylvania Provincial Council, 1:73-74
- 1752Lost territory Bucks lost to the creation of Northampton. · Pa. Stat., ch. 393, sec. 1/5:141
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Bucks
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 238,129 parcels from Bucks County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 13 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Bucks County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Bucks by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Bucks County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Bucks County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Bucks County
- When was Bucks County founded?
- Bucks County was founded in 1682, and named after Buckinghamshire, England.
- What is the county seat of Bucks County?
- The county seat of Bucks County is Doylestown.
- Is there an online parcel map for Bucks County?
- Yes. Bucks County publishes a parcel map of 238,129 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Bucks County's boundary or name changed?
- Bucks County was created in 1682. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Northampton County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Bucks County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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