Balliettsville, Pennsylvania
Balliettsville, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Westbound PA 329 through the village | |
  Balliettsville 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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |