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New Smithville, Pennsylvania
New Smithville is an unincorporated community in Weisenberg Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located west of the city of Allentown and near the border with Berks County. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. It is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 863 and Interstate 78/ U.S. Route 22. It is split between the Breinigsville ZIP code of 18031 and the Kutztown ZIP code of 19530. It is in the Schuylkill watershed and is drained via the Mill Creek and Sacony Creek into the Maiden Creek Maiden Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', .... The New Smithville telephone exchange uses area code 610. References Unincorpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the Ohio River to its west, Lake Erie and New York (state), New York to its north, the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east, and the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia. Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of William Penn (Royal Navy officer), the state's namesake. Before that, between 1638 and 1655, a southeast portion of the state was part of New Sweden, a Swedish Empire, Swedish colony. Established as a haven for religious and political tolerance, the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 78
Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States that runs from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and North Jersey, terminating at the Holland Tunnel entrance to Lower Manhattan in New York City. Major metropolitan areas along I-78 include the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, the Gateway Region in New Jersey, and the New York metropolitan area. I-78 links ports in New York City and North Jersey to points west, including the Lehigh Valley, the third-largest metropolitan region of Pennsylvania. I-78 accommodates over four million trucks annually, representing 24 percent of all truck traffic in the nation. It also is a major connection point to the New York metropolitan area's three major international airports, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport. Route description , - , PA , , - , NJ , , - , , NY , , - , Total , Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynnport, Pennsylvania
Lynnport is a small unincorporated community in Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ... in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Lynnport is located on PA Route 143 and has an elevation of 486 feet (148 m). Relation to Lynn Township Lynnport is part of Lynn Township in Lehigh County. It is located next to the small village of New Tripoli. Together, these two separate entities make up Lehigh County's largest township. Location and demographics Lynn Township is the largest township by geographic size in Lehigh County. Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it neighbors Heidelberg Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krumsville, Pennsylvania
Krumsville is an unincorporated community in Greenwich Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 737 and Old Route 22. The interchange with Interstate 78/U.S. Route 22 U.S. Route 22 (US 22) is a major east–west route and one of the original United States Numbered Highways, founded in 1926. It runs from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jer ... was redesigned and PA 737 now crosses I-78/US 22 on a new bridge. Important buildings in the area include the Greenwich- Lenhartsville Elementary School, Krumsville Inn, Mt. Zion's Church (Home to Boy Scout Troop 104), and Dietrich's Meats. Less than half a mile east of Krumsville on Old Route 22 is the town of Grimville. It is a smaller town than Krumsville, and is often considered to be a part of the Krumsville area. Thus, the two towns are sometimes confused with each other. References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania
Maxatawny Township is a township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,906 at the 2010 census. History Maxatawny is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "bear's path creek". The Boyer-Mertz Farm, Hottenstein Mansion, Kemp's Hotel, and Siegfried's Dale Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.0 km), of which 26.2 square miles (68.0 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.15%) is water. Its villages include Bowers, Hinterleiter, Maxatawny, Mill Creek Corner, and Monterey. The township is in the Delaware River watershed and most of it is drained by the Sacony Creek into the Schuylkill River. An area in the eastern portion is drained by the Little Lehigh Creek into the Lehigh River. Maxatawny Township has a hot-summer humid continental climate (''Dfa'') and the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
Fogelsville is an unincorporated area in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Allentown, in Upper Macungie Township, and is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Fogelsville is named after Judge John Fogel, who built the first building in the area, a hotel, in 1798. The village surrounds a number of large industrial parks and corporate centers. The town is known as a large regional trucking hub. Major roads servicing Fogelsville include Interstate 78 and Pennsylvania Route 100. These two roads intersect in a cloverleaf, which is one of the busiest in the western Lehigh Valley. Fogelsville maintains the ZIP Code 18051. Surrounding areas to the east use the Allentown ZIP Code of 18106 and areas to the south use the Breiningsville ZIP Code of 18031. Downtown Fogelsville is located at approximately 40° 34′ 59.45″ N, 75° 37′ 57.37″ W. The 1990 census r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasant Corners, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Corners is an unincorporated community in Heidelberg Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pleasant Corners is located at the intersection of state routes 100 and 309 between New Tripoli and Schnecksville. Pleasant Corners is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ... in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Jacob Holben erected a foundry in 1850 and the settlement was named Holbensville in his honor. In 1857, it was renamed Pleasant Corners. References 1850 establishments in Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{LehighCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
New Tripoli ( ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 840. New Tripoli is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. New Tripoli was originally founded in 1812 as Saegersville, but was changed in 1816 to New Tripoli in honor of the success of the American navy in 1815 during the Barbary Wars at Tripoli in what is now Libya. Unlike how the capital of the country Libya is normally pronounced by Americans, the pronunciation of New Tripoli is with the stress on "PO", as many non-natives make the mistake of stressing the first syllable which will often be corrected by natives. The New Tripoli ZIP Code is 18066 and it is in area code 610, exchange 298. Geography New Tripoli is located at the intersection of Madison Street and Pennsylvania Route 143 near Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Area Codes 610, 484, And 835
Area codes 610, 484, and 835 are telephone overlay area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the eastern and southeastern regions of Pennsylvania. The numbering plan area (NPA) includes regions to the west of Philadelphia and the cities Allentown, Bethlehem, and Reading. It includes much of the Delaware Valley, including almost all of Delaware County, most of the Philadelphia Main Line, and all of the Lehigh Valley. History Area code 610 was assigned on January 8, 1994, in an area code split from numbering plan area 215, which had been the entire southeast quadrant of Pennsylvania since 1947. Permissive dialing of both 215 and 610 continued until the morning of January 7, 1995. It was Pennsylvania's first new area code since the definition of the area code system in 1947. Three exchanges which would have switched to 610 were instead switched to 717, the area code for most of the eastern half of the state outside of the lower Delaware and Lehigh Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiden Creek
Maiden Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The name "Maiden" is an English translation of the Native American word ''Ontelaunee''. Maiden Creek is formed by the confluence of Ontelaunee and Kistler creeks in the community of Kempton. The tributary Sacony Creek joins at the community of Virginville. The creek was dammed in 1926 to form Lake Ontelaunee. The creek joins the Schuylkill River north of the city of Reading, for which it serves as the main drinking water supply. Buildings and structures * Merkel Mill is located on Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania ''Note:'' This includes * Bridge in Albany Township crosses Maiden Creek at Trexler * A railroad bridge crosses Maiden Creek just before it empties into the Schuylkill River Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacony Creek
Sacony Creek (historically Saucony Creek) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Maiden Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It flows through the borough of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, Kutztown, and is the main water source there. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stock trout into the creek annually. Sacony is a name derived from a Lenni Lenape Native American language purported to mean "place of outlet" or "where two rivers run together". The Kutz Mill and Kutz's Mill Bridge are located on Sacony Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Greenwich Township. ''Note:'' This includes Sacony Creek joins Maiden Creek at the community of Virginville, Pennsylvania, Virginville.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. The shoe manufacturer Saucony is named after Sacony Creek, as the company was fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schuylkill River
The Schuylkill River ( , ) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map(). accessed April 1, 2011. from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries. The river's Drainage basin, watershed of about lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania, stretching from the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians through the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont to the Atlantic Plain. Historically the Schuylkill lay within the territory of the Susquehannock and Lenape peoples. In 1682, William Penn founded the city of Philadelphia between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers on lands purchased from the Lenape Indian tribe. The Schuylkill River became key in the development of the city and the surrounding region. While long used for transport, the river was made fully navigable via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
