Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Salisbury Township
Salisbury Township Office in June 2015
Salisbury Township Office in June 2015
Official seal of Salisbury Township
Location of Salisbury Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location of Salisbury Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Salisbury Township is located in Pennsylvania
Salisbury Township
Salisbury Township
Location of Salisbury Township in Pennsylvania
Salisbury Township is located in the United States
Salisbury Township
Salisbury Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°34′46″N 75°30′09″W / 40.57944°N 75.50250°W / 40.57944; -75.50250
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Area
 • Township
11.27 sq mi (29.19 km2)
 • Land11.17 sq mi (28.93 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation
354 ft (108 m)
Population
 • Township
13,621
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
13,585
 • Density1,232.03/sq mi (475.67/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
18015, 18049, and 18103
Area code(s)610 and 484
FIPS code42-077-67576
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtSalisbury Township
Websitewww.salisburytownshippa.org

Salisbury Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 13,621 at the 2020 census.[2] The township borders Allentown, Pennsylvania's third-largest city, Bethlehem, and Emmaus, 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.

Salisbury Township is located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) southeast of Allentown, 56.6 miles (91.1 km) north of Philadelphia, and 87.6 miles (141.0 km) west of New York City.[4] South Mall, an enclosed shopping mall, is located on Lehigh Street in the township.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Salisbury township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Official Borough of Emmaus Pennsylvania". www.borough.emmaus.pa.us. Retrieved December 20, 2016.