Lower Macungie Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Macungie Township
A Lower Macungie Township farm in August 2011
A Lower Macungie Township farm in August 2011
Official seal of Lower Macungie Township
Location of Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Location of Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Lower Macungie Twp is located in Pennsylvania
Lower Macungie Twp
Lower Macungie Twp
Location of Lower Macungie Township in Pennsylvania
Lower Macungie Twp is located in the United States
Lower Macungie Twp
Lower Macungie Twp
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°32′51″N 75°33′58″W / 40.54750°N 75.56611°W / 40.54750; -75.56611
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Area
 • Township22.46 sq mi (58.18 km2)
 • Land22.35 sq mi (57.88 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Population
 • Township32,426
 • Estimate 
(2020)[3]
31,964
 • Density1,430.35/sq mi (552.26/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
18011, 18046, 18049, 18062, 18103, 18104, 18106, and 19539
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-077-44952
GNIS feature ID1216689
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtEast Penn
Websitewww.lowermac.org

Lower Macungie Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 31,964 as of the 2020 census,[2] making it the second-largest population center in Lehigh County after Allentown and the third-largest population center in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area after Allentown and Bethlehem.[4]

Lower Macungie Township is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) southwest of Allentown, 60.8 miles (97.8 km) northwest of Philadelphia, and 95.5 miles (153.7 km) west of New York City. The township is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the third-largest populated metropolitan region in Pennsylvania and 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S..

  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), Lower Macungie township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Lehigh Valley is growing, census numbers show," Lehigh Valley Live, August 23, 2021

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