| Dorneyville, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dorneyville |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dorneyville in Pennsylvania##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lehigh |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | South Whitehall and Salisbury |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.61 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4850 |
| Population Density Km2: | 864.07 |
| Population Metro: | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 384 |
| Coordinates: | 40.575°N -75.5197°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 18103, 18104 |
| Area Code: | 610 and 484 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-19584 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1173397 |
| Blank2 Name: | Primary airport |
| Blank2 Info: | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Blank3 Name: | Major hospital |
| Blank3 Info: | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| Blank4 Name: | School district |
| Blank4 Info: | Parkland |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.17 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2238.12 |
Dorneyville is a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of Allentown in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township.
It is located off Interstate 78 and is home to the northern terminus of U.S. Route 222. It is split between the Allentown ZIP Codes of 18103 and 18104.[3] It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Dorneyville is home to the Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park. The historic King George Inn, founded in 1756, also is located in Dorneyville.
Dorneyville is located in south-central Lehigh County in the southern corner of South Whitehall Township and the west end of Salisbury Township. It is bordered to the northeast and east by the Allentown city limits, and to the northwest by the unincorporated community of Cetronia.
I-78 forms the southern boundary of Dorneyville, with access from Exit 54 (U.S. 222/Hamilton Boulevard) and Exit 55 (South Cedar Crest Boulevard). I-78 leads west to Harrisburg, the state capital, and east to the Holland Tunnel and Lower Manhattan. US 222 leads southwest to Reading. South Cedar Crest Boulevard leads south as Pennsylvania Route 29, 3miles to Emmaus.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dorneyville has a total area of 5.2sqkm, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.46%, are water.[4] Cedar Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary of Little Lehigh Creek, runs through the northwest side of the Dorneyville, where Dorney Park is located. Dorneyville, through the Little Lehigh River, is part of the Lehigh River and Delaware River watersheds.
As of the 2010 census,[5] there were 4,406 people and 1,705 total housing units. The 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates[6] determined that the current population of Dorneyville is approximately 4,262. About 46.9% is male and 53.1% is female. The median age is 48.2. The racial makeup is about 85.6% White, 9.5% African American, 3.0% Asian, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino 0.5% of some other race, and 1.3% of two or more races. 96.2% of people have graduated high school. The median household income is $88,968. Only 2.2% of civilians lie below the poverty line.