East Texas, Pennsylvania
East Texas, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  East Texas | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′51″N 75°33′41″W / 40.54750°N 75.56139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Township | Lower Macungie |
| Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 109 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18046 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1173885[1] |
East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The 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 name was prefixed with "East" in order to avoid repetition with another Texas in the state).[2]
References
- ^ "East Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |