Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania
Upper Saucon Township | |
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Promenade Saucon Valley in Upper Saucon Township in July 2013 | |
Location of Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
Location of Upper Saucon Township in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′30″N 75°24′59″W / 40.49167°N 75.41639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Area | |
| 24.61 sq mi (63.74 km2) | |
| • Land | 24.46 sq mi (63.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 16,973 | |
| • Density | 672.99/sq mi (259.84/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 18015, mainly 18034 & 18036, 18049, 18060, 18103 |
| Area code(s) | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-077-79288 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Southern Lehigh |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
The Township's manager is Tom Beil and the Assistant Manager is Joe Geib.