East Texas, Pennsylvania

This article is about the village in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. For the region in the U.S. state of Texas, see East Texas.

East Texas, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
East Texas East Texas
Coordinates: 40°32′51″N 75°33′41″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

East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, in the United States. 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.

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.

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.