East Texas, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°32′51″N 75°33′41″W / 40.54750°N 75.56139°W / 40.54750; -75.56139Country United StatesState PennsylvaniaCountyLehighTownshipLower MacungieElevation
130 m (440 ft)Population
 (2016)
 • Unincorporated community109 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code
18046
Area code(s)610 and 484GNIS feature ID1173885[1]Primary airportLehigh Valley International AirportMajor hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar CrestSchool districtEast Penn

East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie 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.

Little Lehigh Creek forms its natural southern boundary. While the village has its own box post office, with ZIP Code of 18046, surrounding areas use the Allentown ZIP Code of 18106 and the Macungie ZIP Code of 18062.

The community was named after the state of Texas. The community's name was prefixed with "East" to avoid repetition with another Texas in the state.[2] Day-Timer, the global manufacturer of calendars and organizational products, maintains one of its four U.S. operational and production offices in East Texas.

Education

East Texas is served by East Penn School District. Emmaus High School serves grades nine through twelve. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight.

References

  1. ^ "East Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.
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