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Lehigh Valley

The Lehigh Valley, colloquially called The Valley, is a region in eastern . With a population of 861,889 people as of 2020, the Lehigh Valley is the third-most populous metropolitan region of the state after the and regions.
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Essential Destinations

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is the largest city in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern , the county seat and largest city in Lehigh County, and the third-largest city in Pennsylvania after and with a population of 125,845 as of 2020.

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is one of three cities, along with and , that are the urban population centers of the Lehigh Valley in eastern . In the Lehigh Valley, borders to its northwest, to its east, to its southeast, and to its east.

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is one of three cities, along with and , that are the urban population centers of the Lehigh Valley in eastern . In the Lehigh Valley, borders the Delaware River and to its east and to its southwest.

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is a borough in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern . borders , the state's third-largest city, to its north. The borough lies in the center of the highly populated Northeast megalopolis region of the U.S, 22 miles southwest…

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is a town in Northampton County in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern . It is comprised of four townships and was established in 1740.

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is a borough in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern . Smaller than the region's main municipalities, , , and , is located south of South Bethlehem.

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is a borough in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region of eastern . The borough lies in the center of the highly populated Northeast megalopolis region of the U.S, 27 miles west of the and state line, 69.6 miles north of , and 100 miles west of .

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is a city in Northampton County in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern . It is 74 miles west of and 87 miles north of .

is an unincorporated community of about 3,200 people in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern . surrounds a number of large industrial parks and corporate centers.

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is a suburban township near in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern . The township is 64.1 miles north of , the sixth-largest city in the United States, and 93.7 miles west of , the nation's largest city.

Lehigh Valley

Latitude of center
40.6546° or 40° 39′ 17″ north
Longitude of center
-75.4833° or 75° 28′ 60″ west
Elevation
433 feet (132 metres)
Geo­Names ID
12217923
Wiki­data ID
Q123202
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Lehigh Valley” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Lehigh harana”
  • Catalan: “Lehigh Valley”
  • Chinese: “利哈伊谷”
  • Chinese: “理海谷”
  • Dutch: “Lehigh Valley”
  • Esperanto: “Valo Lehigh”
  • German: “Lehigh Valley”
  • Hebrew: “ליהיי ואלי”
  • Italian: “Lehigh Valley”
  • Japanese: “リーハイ・バレー”
  • Japanese: “リーハイ峡谷”
  • Persian: “لی‌های ولی”
  • Russian: “долина Лихай”
  • Russian: “Лихай (долина)”
  • Slovenian: “Lehigh Valley”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لی‌های ولی”
  • Spanish: “Valle de Lehigh”
  • Swedish: “Lehigh Valley”
  • Urdu: “لیہائی ویلی”

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