Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania

Pen Argyl
Kleiberg
Borough
Borough of Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl in February 2013
Pen Argyl in February 2013
Official seal of Pen Argyl
Etymology: Pen, Cornish for "head;" or "end," Argyl, for "clay" (or slate)
Location of Pen Argyl in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County in Pennsylvania (right)
Location of Pen Argyl in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County in Pennsylvania (right)
Pen Argyl is located in Pennsylvania
Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl
Location of Pen Argyl in Pennsylvania
Pen Argyl is located in the United States
Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl
Pen Argyl (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°52′08″N 75°15′20″W / 40.86889°N 75.25556°W / 40.86889; -75.25556
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
Incorporated1882
Named forSlate
Area
 • Borough
1.39 sq mi (3.61 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
781 ft (238 m)
Population
 • Borough
3,510
 • Density2,615.50/sq mi (1,009.58/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18072
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-58696
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtPen Argyl Area
Websitepenargylborough.com

Pen Argyl (/pɛn ɑːrɪl/; Pennsylvania Dutch: Kleiberg) is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 3,510 as of the 2020 census.

Pen Argyl is located 26 miles (42 km) north of Allentown. 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.

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