Balliettsville, Pennsylvania
Appearance
Balliettsville, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location of Ballietsville in Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°40′42″N 75°34′26″W / 40.67833°N 75.57389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lehigh |
Township | North Whitehall |
Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
Population | |
• Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 18037 |
Area codes | 610 and 484 |
GNIS feature ID | 1168670[1] |
Balliettsville (also spelled Ballietsville)[2] is an unincorporated community in North Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It 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.
Balliettsville is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 329 and Mauch Chunk Road,[3] eight miles north of Allentown and six miles west of Northampton. The estimated population is around 1,000 people. The village is served by the Parkland School District.
History
[edit]Balliettsville is the oldest village in North Whitehall Township. The town is named for Paulus Balliet, who owned the land the village now comprises.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Balliettsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ General Highway Map - Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2013.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Village of Ballietsville" (PDF). northwhitehall.org. 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2023.