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What set Levittown apart from other developments at the time was that it was built as a complete community. Construction of the homes commenced in 1952 and when completed in 1958, 17,311 homes were built. This highly regimented process enabled Levitt's workers to produce a finished house every 16 minutes. Each worker had one task such as pouring slabs, framing, installing electric sockets or installing washing machines. The house remained stationary, while the construction workers moved from house to house. To speed up construction, Levitt & Sons perfected a 26-step rationalized building method that was essentially an assembly line type of home building.

Levitt, who is often credited as the creator of the modern American suburb. Levittown, Pennsylvania, was the second " Levittown" built by William J. Construction of Levittown began in February 1952, soon after completion of Levittown, New York, located on Long Island.

The homes were moderately priced and required only a low down payment. Levitt and Sons only built six models of houses in Levittown, all single-family dwellings with lawns: the Levittowner, the Rancher, the Jubilee, the Pennsylvanian, the Colonial and the Country Clubber, with only modest exterior variations within each model. Most of the land on which Levittown is built was purchased in 1951. Levittown is located 72.5 miles (116.7 km) southeast of Allentown and 26.6 miles (42.8 km) northeast of Philadelphia. The brothers William Levitt and architect Alfred Levitt designed its six typical houses. Starting with land purchased in 1951, it was planned and built by Levitt & Sons. Though not a municipality, it is sometimes recognized as the largest suburb of Philadelphia (while Upper Darby Township, Lower Merion Township, Bensalem Township, Abington Township and Bristol Township are municipalities larger in size in the three surrounding Pennsylvania counties). The population was 52,983 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Levittown is a census-designated place (CDP) and planned community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.