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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Fogelsville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°34′59″N 75°37′58″W / 40.58306°N 75.63278°W / 40.58306; -75.63278
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipUpper Macungie
Elevation146 m (479 ft)
Population
 • Metro865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code18051
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1174926
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtParkland

Fogelsville is an unincorporated area in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a suburb of Allentown, in Upper Macungie Township, and is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Fogelsville is named after Judge John Fogel, who built the first building in the area, a hotel, in 1798. The village surrounds a number of large industrial parks and corporate centers. The town is known as a large regional trucking hub. Major roads servicing Fogelsville include Interstate 78 and Pennsylvania Route 100. These two roads intersect in a cloverleaf, which is one of the busiest in the western Lehigh Valley.

Fogelsville maintains the ZIP Code 18051. Surrounding areas to the east use the Allentown ZIP Code of 18106 and areas to the south use the Breiningsville ZIP Code of 18031. Downtown Fogelsville is located at approximately 40° 34′ 59.45″ N, 75° 37′ 57.37″ W. The 1990 census reported a population of 900, although a more recent estimate places the population at approximately 3200.

Industry

Fogelsville was once the terminus of the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad, later extended to Rittenhouse Gap, and the site of extensive iron ore mining to supply the Lehigh Valley's iron furnaces.

Education

Upper Macungie Township is in the Parkland School District.

References

  1. "Fogelsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lehigh County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2024. - Text list
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