Best Station is an exurban
unincorporated community
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in northern
Lehigh County in the
U.S. state
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of
Pennsylvania
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. It is located in
Washington Township.
Best Station is part of the
Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley () is a geography, geographic and urban area, metropolitan region formed by the Lehigh River in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh and Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Northampton counties in eastern Pennsylvania. It is a co ...
, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous
metropolitan area
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in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
History
A post office called Best was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1914. The name was selected to promote the place as the "best" station around.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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