Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Macungie Township
Township sign in Breinigsville in March 2014
Township sign in Breinigsville in March 2014
Official seal of Upper Macungie Township
Location of Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location of Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Upper Macungie Township is located in Pennsylvania
Upper Macungie Township
Upper Macungie Township
Location of Upper Macungie Township in Pennsylvania
Upper Macungie Township is located in the United States
Upper Macungie Township
Upper Macungie Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°34′46″N 75°37′00″W / 40.57944°N 75.61667°W / 40.57944; -75.61667
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Area
 • Township
26.26 sq mi (68.02 km2)
 • Land26.07 sq mi (67.53 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 • Township
26,377
 • Estimate 
(July 2022)[3]
27,875
 • Density1,011.0/sq mi (353.70/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
18031, 18051, 18087, 18104, and 18106
Area code(s)610 and 484
FIPS code42-077-79104
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtParkland
Websitewww.uppermac.org

Upper Macungie Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Upper Macungie Township was 26,377 as of the 2020 U.S. census,[2] making it the fourth-fastest growing municipality of any category in Pennsylvania in terms of total population growth between 2010 and 2020.

The township was created in 1832 when Macungie Township was divided into Upper and Lower Macungie townships. 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.

Upper Macungie Township is located 11.5 miles (18.5 km) southwest of Allentown, 60.8 miles (97.8 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 99.2 miles (159.6 km) west of New York City.[4]

  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), Upper Macungie township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/uppermacungietownshiplehighcountypennsylvania. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "The Official Borough of Emmaus Pennsylvania". borough.emmaus.pa.us. Retrieved December 20, 2016.