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Center Valley, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°31′45″N 75°23′36″W / 40.52917°N 75.39333°W / 40.52917; -75.39333
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Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Centennial Bridge, March 1996
Centennial Bridge, March 1996
Center Valley is located in Pennsylvania
Center Valley
Center Valley
Center Valley is located in the United States
Center Valley
Center Valley
Coordinates: 40°31′45″N 75°23′36″W / 40.52917°N 75.39333°W / 40.52917; -75.39333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipUpper Saucon
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
9,581
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18034
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1171463[1]

Center Valley is an unincorporated community (Census Class Code U6) 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 in the United States. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area of the United States.

History

The Centennial Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2] It has since been demolished.

Commerce

The Stabler 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.[3] Also has McDonald’s and Wawa nearby in Coopersburg.

Center Valley also is headquarters of Olympus Corporation for the Americas, JetPay, Aesculap (a subsidiary of B. Braun Melsungen), and the Patriot League, a college athletic conference which has 23 sports. The city also holds large regional offices for Dun & Bradstreet and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Education

Three campuses of higher education are located in Center Valley:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Center Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.thepromenadeshopsatsauconvalley.com/

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