Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Erwinna is an unincorporated community in Tinicum Township, Bucks County. It’s about 40 miles north of downtown Philadelphia and 70 miles west of New York City, along the Delaware Canal State Park. The ZIP code is 18920, and the area codes are 610 and 484.
The town is named after Colonel Arthur Erwin (also spelled Irwin), a leader in the Bucks County Militia. A DAR chapter has written a short biography about him. He is said to have supplied many boats used by George Washington to cross the Delaware River before the Battle of Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776.
Nearby historic places on the National Register include the Erwinna Covered Bridge, Riverside Farm, Stover Mill, and the Isaac Stover House. Erwinna also had a two-story, one-room schoolhouse that was active from 1861 to 1957.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 04:03 (CET).