Cooling Centers To Open In Bucks County

Provided by the County of Bucks:

An Excessive Heat Warning will be in effect in Bucks County from 10 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday evening.

With an extended stretch of days with temperatures forecast in the 90s, cooling centers in Upper, Central and Lower Bucks will be open for the duration of the advisory to seniors and people experiencing homelessness who are seeking refuge from the heat.

The following cooling centers will operate from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. each day unless otherwise noted:

Bensalem Senior Citizens Association
 1850 Byberry Road
 Bensalem, PA 19020
 215-638-7720
*CLOSED SATURDAYS*

Bristol Borough Senior Center
 301 Wood Street
 Bristol, PA 19007
 215-788-9238

Morrisville Senior Service Center
 31 E. Cleveland Avenue 
 Morrisville, PA 19067
 215-295-0567
*CLOSED WEDNESDAY 6/19 AND SATURDAY 6/22*

Palisades Middle School, Library 
4710 Durham Road 
 Kintnersville, PA 18930 
 HOURS 10 A.M. –  5 P.M. 
*CLOSED SATURDAYS*

Quakertown Masonic Lodge
 501 W. Broad Street
 Quakertown, PA 18951
 267-450-5191

Riegelsville Borough Hall
 615 Easton Road
 Riegelsville, PA 18077
 610-749-2726

YMCA of Bucks County – Warminster Branch 
 624 York Road
 Warminster, PA 18974
 267-387-9622
*CLOSES AT 5 P.M. SATURDAYS*

YMCA of Bucks County – Fairless Hills Branch
 601 S. Oxford Valley Road
 Fairless Hills, PA 19030
 215-949-3400
*CLOSES AT 5 P.M. SATURDAYS*

Senior centers throughout Bucks County are also open and available daily to residents 55 and over. Check with your local senior center for hours of operation and details. 

The county generally issues an Excessive Heat Warning when the National Weather Service forecasts daytime temperatures will reach 95 degrees by 11 a.m. on two or more consecutive days, or when heat indexes will reach 100 degrees on any given day.

Municipalities or nonprofit agencies interested in participating in this program in the future should contact Bucks County Emergency Services at 215-340-8700.