Hellertown, Pennsylvania

Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Detwiller Plaza in Hellertown in June 2008
Detwiller Plaza in Hellertown in June 2008
Official seal of Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Seal
Location of Hellertown in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Hellertown in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County in Pennsylvania (right)
Hellertown is located in Pennsylvania
Hellertown
Hellertown
Location of Hellertown in Pennsylvania
Hellertown is located in the United States
Hellertown
Hellertown
Hellertown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°35′03″N 75°20′17″W / 40.58417°N 75.33806°W / 40.58417; -75.33806
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
Named forChristopher Heller
Government
 • MayorDavid J. Heintzelman (D)[1]
Area
 • City
1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2)
 • Land1.31 sq mi (3.40 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • City
6,132
 • Density4,673.78/sq mi (1,805.07/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code
18055
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-33744
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtSaucon Valley
Websitewww.hellertownborough.org

Hellertown is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Its population was 6,131 at the 2020 census. Hellertown is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of 2020.

Hellertown is home to Lost River Caverns, a natural limestone cavern.

  1. ^ Deegan, Jim (May 17, 2017). "Northampton County primary election results 2017". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).