Balliettsville, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Balliettsville, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Balliettsville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lehigh
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:North Whitehall
Population Metro:865,310 (US: 68th)
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:551
Coordinates:40.6783°N -75.5739°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:18037
Area Codes:610 and 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1168670

Balliettsville (also spelled Ballietsville)[1] 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]

Notes and References

  1. General Highway Map - Lehigh County, Pennsylvania . 2023 . . February 24, 2024.
  2. . [ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/lehigh_GHSN.PDF Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map ]. 2012 . August 29, 2013 .
  3. Web site: 2011 . Village of Ballietsville . 2023-12-24 . northwhitehall.org.