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This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania. There are currently 956 municipalities classified as boroughs and one classified as a town in Pennsylvania . Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population.
Lehighton is located in southern Carbon County at (40.831932, -75.714701 It is in northeast Pennsylvania 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City and 37 miles (60 km) south of Wilkes-Barre.
The town was founded in 1792 by Col. Jacob Weiss. [4] The area was located between Lehighton, Parryville, and Longrun.Soon after, the town itself was established and the first wooden bridge over the river to the town was built in 1805, along with the first post office, taverns, banks, and stores all by 1812.
It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and is located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Lehighton and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Bowmanstown, off Route 248 and 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Palmerton. Parryville's elevation is 450 feet (140 m) above sea level. The population was 416 at the time of the 2020 census. [3]
Schnecksville is located in northern Lehigh County at (40.675741, -75.616260), [3] in the western part of North Whitehall Township. Pennsylvania Route 309 runs through the middle of the community, leading south through Orefield 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 78 on the west side of Allentown.
Macungie is located at (40.513945, -75.552491 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2), all land.Macungie is almost completely surrounded by Lower Macungie Township, except for a very small area in the southeast that neighbors Upper Milford Township.
This list of current cities, boroughs, townships, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania also includes information on the number and names of counties in which the place lies, and its lower and upper zip code bounds, if applicable.
Orefield is a small unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.The community is split between North Whitehall and South Whitehall townships. Orefield is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.