Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Saucon Township
Lutz-Franklin School, built in 1880 in Lower Saucon Township, June 1970
Lutz-Franklin School, built in 1880 in Lower Saucon Township, June 1970
Official seal of Lower Saucon Township
Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County Pennsylvania
Lower Saucon Township in Northampton County Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 75°16′59″W / 40.63333°N 75.28306°W / 40.63333; -75.28306
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
Area
 • City
24.51 sq mi (63.48 km2)
 • Land24.27 sq mi (62.86 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • City
10,772
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
10,813
 • Density445.55/sq mi (172.02/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
18015 and 18055
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-095-45104
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtSaucon Valley
Websitewww.lowersaucontownship.org

Lower Saucon Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 10,772 as of the 2010 census. The township 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.

Lower Saucon Township is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Allentown, 58.9 miles (94.8 km) north of Philadelphia, and 83.6 miles (134.5 km) west of New York City. Addresses in nearby in township are either Hellertown or Bethlehem.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.