Center Valley is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and

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in Upper Saucon Township in

Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Lehigh County (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Lechaa Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 374,557.

. It is part of the

Lehigh Valley The Lehigh Valley (), known colloquially as The Valley, is a geographic region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh County and Northampton County in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a component valley of the Great Appalachian Valley bound to the no ...

, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous

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in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

History

Centennial Bridge in Center Valley, built in 1876, was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1989. The bridge was demolished in 2013.

Commerce and businesses

Stabler Corporate Center, one of the largest areas of land being developed in the

, is located in Center Valley. In October 2006,

The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley is a lifestyle center located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. Major stores include American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, Brooks Brothers, Fresh Market, Old Navy, and AMC Theatres with 16 ...

, the Lehigh Valley's highest-end outdoor mall, opened in Center Valley.The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley
/ref> Center Valley also is headquarters of

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for the Americas, JetPay, Aesculap (a subsidiary of B. Braun), and the

Patriot League The Patriot League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising private institutions of higher education and two United States service academies based in the Northeastern United States. Outside the Ivy League, it is among the most selective gr ...

, a

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with 24 men's and women's

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. The city also holds large regional offices for

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and

Mass Mutual The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, also known as MassMutual, is a Springfield, Massachusetts-based life insurance company. MassMutual provides financial products such as life insurance, disability income insurance, long term ...

Education

Primary and secondary education

Center Valley is part of the

Southern Lehigh School District Southern Lehigh School District is a public school district located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It serves the borough of Coopersburg and Lower Milford and Upper Saucon townships in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Student ...

. Students in grade nine through 12 attend

Southern Lehigh High School Southern Lehigh High School is a four-year public high school located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is the only high school in the Southern Lehigh School District. As of the 2020-21 school ...

in Center Valley.

Colleges and universities

Two campuses of

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are located in Center Valley: *

DeSales University DeSales University (DSU) is a private Catholic university in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. The university offers traditional, online, and hybrid courses and programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Named for St. Francis de Sales, the u ...

, formerly Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales *

Penn State Lehigh Valley Penn State Lehigh Valley is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Center Valley, outside of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. History In 1912, Penn State opened its first permanent branch school ...

Notable people

Ed Freed Edwin Charles Freed (August 22, 1919 – November 15, 2002) was a professional baseball player. Within an eleven-year span, Freed played eight seasons in the minor leagues, with a "cup of coffee" in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphi ...

, former professional baseball player,

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

Beatrice Kemmerer Beatrice "Beatty" Kemmerer (February 23, 1930 – November 2, 2013) was an American backup catcher and shortstop who played from 1950 through 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 145 lb., Kemmerer bat ...

, former

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was a professional women's baseball league founded by Philip K. Wrigley which existed from 1943 to 1954. The AAGPBL is the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the Uni ...

player

References

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