Central Bethlehem

Central Bethlehem is a neighborhood in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Central Bethlehem is situated nearby to the neighborhood Park Side, as well as near Elmwood Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Korean United Methodist Church of Bethlehem and Christ Church United Church of Christ.

Korean United Methodist Church of Bethlehem

Church

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church United Church of Christ

Church

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bethlehem Waterworks

Heritage site

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

The Bethlehem Waterworks, also known as the Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks, is believed to be the oldest pump-powered public water supply in what is now the United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke Village and Freemansburg.

Pembroke Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

Pembroke is a public housing community in northeast Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The area was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Freemansburg

Village

Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Freemansburg.

Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Fountain Hill was 4,832 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 4,597 tabulated in 2010. Fountain Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of Central Bethlehem.

Central Bethlehem

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “downtown Bethlehem”
Category: locality
Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.62584° or 40° 37′ 33″ north

Longitude

-75.37417° or 75° 22′ 27″ west

Open location code

87G6JJGG+88

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10241148407

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Park Side and Elmwood Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church and Bethlehem Area School District Facilities & Security Office.

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