Center Valley is an

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located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon Township in

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, United States. It is part of the

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, 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

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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, Promenade Saucon Valley, the Lehigh Valley's highest-end outdoor mall, opened in Center Valley. The mall includes a variety of shops and businesses. Center Valley is also home to the public library called Southern Lehigh Public Library. Center Valley also is the headquarters of

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

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, a

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with 24 men's and women's collegiate sports. The city also holds large regional offices for

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and Mass Mutual.

Demographics

As of 2021, 10,345 people are living in Center Valley. The racial breakdown of the valley is 86.8%

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, 5.3%

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, 0.7%

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, 3.1% Asian, and 4.2% other. Last updated in 2021, it was said that the average income of Center Valley is higher than the average overall in the United States. The average earning per household is around $122,000.

Education

Primary and secondary education

Center Valley is part of the Southern Lehigh School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley. Southern Lehigh School District has a total of 3,047 students as of the 2023–2024 school year and a total of 196 teachers.

Colleges and universities

Two campuses of

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are located in Center Valley: *

DeSales University DeSales University (DSU) is a Private university, private Catholic university in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States. The university offers traditional, online, and hybrid courses and programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. N ...

* Penn State Lehigh Valley

Notable people

* Ed Freed, former professional baseball player,

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* Beatrice Kemmerer, former

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player

References

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