Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Dery Silk Mill in the Biery's Port Historic District of Catasauqua in October 2012
Dery Silk Mill in the Biery's Port Historic District of Catasauqua in October 2012
Official seal of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Location of Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right)
Catasauqua is located in Pennsylvania
Catasauqua
Catasauqua
Location of Catasauqua in Pennsylvania
Catasauqua is located in the United States
Catasauqua
Catasauqua
Catasauqua (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 75°28′03″W / 40.65306°N 75.46750°W / 40.65306; -75.46750
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Government
 • MayorBarbara Schlegel
Area
 • Borough1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2)
 • Land1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
279 ft (85 m)
Population
 • Borough6,518
 • Density5,044.89/sq mi (1,948.11/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18032
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-11720
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtCatasauqua Area
Websitewww.catasauqua.org

Catasauqua, referred to colloquially as Catty, is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Catasauqua's population was 6,518 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Allentown in 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.

In 1839, Catasauqua was the location of the first manufactured anthracite iron in the nation. The borough was settled in 1805 and chartered in 1853.

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