East Texas, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:East Texas, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:East
Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lehigh
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lower Macungie
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:109
Population Metro:865,310 (US: 68th)
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:440
Coordinates:40.5475°N -75.5614°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:18046
Area Code:610 and 484
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1173885
Blank1 Name:Primary airport
Blank1 Info:Lehigh Valley International Airport
Blank2 Name:Major hospital
Blank2 Info:Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
Blank3 Name:School district
Blank3 Info:East Penn

East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie 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.

Little Lehigh Creek forms its natural southern boundary. While the village has its own box post office, with ZIP Code of 18046, surrounding areas use the Allentown ZIP Code of 18106 and the Macungie ZIP Code of 18062.

The community was named after the state of Texas. The community's name was prefixed with "East" to avoid repetition with another Texas in the state.[1] Day-Timer, the global manufacturer of calendars and organizational products, maintains one of its four U.S. operational and production offices in East Texas.

Education

East Texas is served by East Penn School District. Emmaus High School serves grades nine through twelve. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 41.