Balliettsville, Pennsylvania

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Balliettsville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Westbound PA 329 through the village
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Balliettsville
Location of Ballietsville in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°40′42″N75°34′26″W / 40.67833°N 75.57389°W / 40.67833; -75.57389
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
County Lehigh
Township North Whitehall
Elevation
168 m (551 ft)
Population
   Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18037
Area codes 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1168670 [1]

Balliettsville (also spelled Ballietsville) [2] 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, [3] 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. [4]

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References

  1. "Balliettsville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. General Highway Map - Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Village of Ballietsville" (PDF). northwhitehall.org. 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2023.