Lehigh Township | |
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 A Lehigh Township cornfield in June 2010 | |
 Map of Lehigh Township in Northampton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′59″N 75°32′29″W / 40.74972°N 75.54139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Area | |
• City | 29.84 sq mi (77.27 km2) |
| • Land | 29.34 sq mi (75.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• City | 10,526 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 10,419 |
| • Density | 355.10/sq mi (137.11/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 18035, 18038, 18067, 18086, and 18088 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-095-42424 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Northampton Area |
| Website | http://www.lehightownship.com/ |
Lehigh Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Lehigh Township was 10,526 as of the 2010 census. It 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 the 2020 census.
Lehigh Township is located 14.5 miles (23.3 km) north of Allentown, 73.4 miles (118.1 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 97.9 miles (157.6 km) west of New York City.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.