Dorneyville is a

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in Lehigh County,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of

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in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township. It is located off

Interstate 78 Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland T ...

and is home to the northern terminus of

U.S. Route 222 U.S. Route 222 (US 222) is a U.S. Highway that is a spur of US 22 in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. It runs for from US 1 in Conowingo, Maryland, north to Interstate 78 (I-78)/Pennsylvania Route 309 (PA 309) in Dorneyville, Pennsylv ...

. It is split between the Allentown ZIP codes of 18103 and 18104. It is part of the

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metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Dorneyville is home to the

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is an American amusement and water park located between Allentown and Emmaus, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The park features 64 rides, including six roller coasters, other ad ...

amusement park. The historic King George Inn, founded in 1756, also is located in Dorneyville.

Geography

Dorneyville is located in south-central Lehigh County in the southern corner of South Whitehall Township and the west end of Salisbury Township. It is bordered to the northeast and east by the

city limits, and to the northwest by the unincorporated community of Cetronia. Interstate 78 forms the southern boundary of Dorneyville, with access from Exit 54 (US-222/Hamilton Boulevard) and Exit 55 (South Cedar Crest Boulevard).

I-78 Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland T ...

leads west to

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, the state capital, and east to the

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and Lower Manhattan. US-222 leads southwest to

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. South Cedar Crest Boulevard leads south as

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, to

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. According to the

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, Dorneyville has a total area of , of which , or 0.46%, are water. Cedar Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of

Little Lehigh Creek Little Lehigh Creek is approximately long and is located in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is sometimes referred to as the Little Lehigh River. It is the largest tributary of the Lehigh River. The creek flows in a windin ...

, runs through the northwest side of the CDP, where Dorney Park is located. Via the Little Lehigh, Dorneyville is part of the Lehigh River and consequently the Delaware River watersheds.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 4,406 people and 1,705 total housing units. The 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates determined that the current population of Dorneyville is somewhere around 4,262. About 46.9% is male and 53.1% is female. The median age is 48.2. The racial makeup is about 85.6% White, 9.5% African American, 3.0% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino 0.5% of some other race, and 1.3% of two or more races. 96.2% of people have graduated high school. The median household income is $88,968. Only 2.2% of civilians lie below the

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References

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