Bensalem
Bensalem is a residential suburb next to the bustling metropolis of Philadelphia. Bensalem is a great place to stay if you want to avoid the hustle, bustle and high prices of the inner city.- Type: Town with 58,800 residents
- Description: township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Bensalem Township”, “Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania”, and “Salem”
- Postal code: 19020
- Neighbors: Philadelphia
Places of Interest
Highlights include Franklin Mall and Parx Casino and Racing.
Franklin Mall
Shopping center
Franklin Mall is a super-regional shopping mall in Northeast Philadelphia, bordering Bensalem in Bucks County and 15 miles from Center City. Named for Benjamin Franklin, the mall was home to 125 stores, a food court, and seven theme restaurants and was visited by an estimated 18 million people in 2006.
Parx Casino and Racing
Casino
Parx Casino and Racing is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of Philadelphia.
Little Jerusalem AME Church
Church
Little Jerusalem AME Church, also known as Bensalem AME Church, is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church located at 1200 Bridgewater Road in Cornwells Heights, Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northeast Philadelphia and Croydon.
Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia is a more residential area of the city, although it is home to burgeoning Russian, Brazilian, and Indian communities and restaurants.Croydon
Village
Croydon is a census-designated place located in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 9,950. Croydon is situated 3 miles southeast of Bensalem.
Far Northeast Philadelphia
Suburb
Bensalem
Latitude
40.1046° or 40° 6′ 16″ north
Longitude
-74.9513° or 74° 57′ 5″ west
Population
58,800
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US BNM
Open location code
87G7423X+RF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Bensalem” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “本萨棱镇”
- Chinese: “本薩利姆鎮區”
- Chinese: “本薩棱鎮”
- Chinese: “本薩稜鎮”
- Chinese: “本赛霖姆市”
- Chinese: “賓沙林鎮區”
- Dutch: “Bensalem Township”
- French: “Bensalem Township”
- German: “Bensalem”
- Italian: “Bensalem”
- Japanese: “ベンサレム”
- Japanese: “ベンセイラム”
- Japanese: “ベンセイラム郡区”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bensalem Township (Pennsylvania)”
- Norwegian: “Bensalem Township”
- Russian: “Бенсалем”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Bensalem”
- Ukrainian: “Бенсейлем Тауншип”
- Urdu: “بینسیلم ٹاؤن شپ، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “بینسیلم ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Bensalem, Quận Bucks, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Bensalem”
- Welsh: “Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “Bensalem Township”
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