Center Valley, Pennsylvania
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Center Valley, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
.jpg) Centennial Bridge in Center Valley, March 1996 | |
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| Coordinates: 40°31′45″N 75°23′36″W / 40.52917°N 75.39333°WCoordinates: 40°31′45″N 75°23′36″W / 40.52917°N 75.39333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Township | Upper Saucon |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18034 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1171463[1] |
Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 309 and Pennsylvania Route 378 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
History[edit]
The Centennial Bridge in Center Valley, built in 1876, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2] The bridge was demolished in 2013.
Commerce[edit]
Stabler Corporate Center, one of the largest areas of land being developed in the Lehigh Valley, is located in Center Valley. In October 2006, The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, the Lehigh Valley's highest-end outdoor mall, opened in Center Valley.[3]
Center Valley also is headquarters of Olympus Corporation for the Americas, JetPay, Aesculap (a subsidiary of B. Braun), and the Patriot League, a college athletic conference with 23 collegiate sports. The city also holds large regional offices for Dun & Bradstreet and Mass Mutual.
Education[edit]
Primary and secondary education[edit]
Center Valley is part of the Southern Lehigh School District. Students in grade nine through 12 attend Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley.
Colleges and universities[edit]
Two campuses of higher education are located in Center Valley:
- DeSales University (formerly Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales)
- Penn State Lehigh Valley
Notable people[edit]
- Ed Freed (1919-2002), former Philadelphia Phillies and minor league baseball player
- Beatrice Kemmerer (1930-2013), former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |