Maple Beach, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

40°5′10″N 74°52′8″W / 40.08611°N 74.86889°W / 40.08611; -74.86889CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBucksTownshipBristolElevation

10 ft (3 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

19007

Area code(s)215, 267 and 445GNIS feature ID1180314^[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 remained in Maple Beach as of 2013.^[4] As of June 13, 2020, large signs at the north entrance indicated that the land is private property owned by Dow Chemical Company and trespassing would be prosecuted.

References

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