Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Yardley, PA

Yardley is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, bordered by the Delaware River and Ewing Township, New Jersey to the east and surrounded on its other three sides by Lower Makefield Township.

Yardley was founded by William Yardley, who emigrated to America in July 1682 after agreeing with William Penn, before leaving England, to buy 500 acres for ten pounds; the farm he settled was called Prospect Farm.

Yardley was incorporated as a borough on March 4, 1895, more than two centuries after its founding.

The town was long known as Yardleyville until the U.S. Postal Service shortened the name to Yardley in 1843 to avoid confusion with Yardville, New Jersey.

The Delaware Canal, a National Historic Landmark, and its towpath bisect Yardley from northwest to southeast, a reminder of the borough's days as a canal and river town.

During the American Civil War, Yardley served as a station on the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom.

Yardley had a population of 2,605 at the 2020 census, and the 2000 census counted 1,170 households within its roughly one square mile.

The Yardley Historic District, with more than 200 contributing historic buildings, and the former Bridge in Yardley are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Train Collectors Association, the national organization for toy train collectors, was founded in Yardley in 1954.

Yardley sits just downriver from Washington Crossing, where George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776, and Washington Crossing State Park is among the nearby National Register-listed sites.