Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Saucon Township
The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township in July 2013
The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township in July 2013
Official seal of Upper Saucon Township
Location of Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location of Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Upper Saucon Twp is located in Pennsylvania
Upper Saucon Twp
Upper Saucon Twp
Location of Upper Saucon Township in Pennsylvania
Upper Saucon Twp is located in the United States
Upper Saucon Twp
Upper Saucon Twp
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°29′30″N 75°24′59″W / 40.49167°N 75.41639°W / 40.49167; -75.41639
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Area
 • Township
24.61 sq mi (63.74 km2)
 • Land24.46 sq mi (63.35 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Township
16,973
 • Density672.99/sq mi (259.84/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
18015, mainly 18034 & 18036, 18049, 18060, 18103
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-077-79288
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtSouthern Lehigh
Websitewww.uppersaucon.org

Upper Saucon Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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. The township had a population of 16,973 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Upper Saucon Township is located 8.6 miles (13.8 km) southeast of Allentown, 52.5 miles (84.5 km) north of Philadelphia, and 89.5 miles (144.0 km) southwest of New York City.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Upper Saucon township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". census.gov. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Official Borough of Emmaus Pennsylvania". www.borough.emmaus.pa.us. Retrieved December 20, 2016.