South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania

South Whitehall Township
Township
Dorneyville Crossroad Settlement in South Whitehall Township in April 2013
Dorneyville Crossroad Settlement in South Whitehall Township in April 2013
Official seal of South Whitehall Township
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Location of South Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location of South Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
South Whitehall Twp is located in Pennsylvania
South Whitehall Twp
South Whitehall Twp
Location of South Whitehall Township in Pennsylvania
South Whitehall Twp is located in the United States
South Whitehall Twp
South Whitehall Twp
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°36′56″N 75°33′01″W / 40.61556°N 75.55028°W / 40.61556; -75.55028
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Established1810
Area
[1]
 • Township17.25 sq mi (44.67 km2)
 • Land17.08 sq mi (44.23 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Township19,180
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
19,794
 • Density1,159.10/sq mi (447.53/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
18069, 18103, and 18104
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-077-72632
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtParkland
Websitesouthwhitehall.com

South Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 19,180 at the 2010 census.[2] It is a suburb of Allentown and is part of 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.

South Whitehall Township borders Allentown to its east and is 59.3 miles (95.4 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 94.5 miles (152.1 km) west of New York City.[4] The Lehigh Valley interchange of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom are both located 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), South Whitehall 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.