Balliettsville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Balliettsville is located in Pennsylvania
Balliettsville
Balliettsville
Location of Ballietsville in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°40′42″N 75°34′26″W / 40.67833°N 75.57389°W / 40.67833; -75.57389
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipNorth Whitehall
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18037
Area codes610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1168670[1]

Balliettsville 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,[2] 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

Balliettsville is the oldest village in North Whitehall Township. The town is named for Paulus Balliet, who owned the land the village now comprises.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Balliettsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Village of Ballietsville" (PDF). northwhitehall.org. 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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