Center Valley, Pennsylvania

Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Centennial Bridge in Center Valley in March 1996
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Coordinates: 40°31′45″N75°23′36″W / 40.52917°N 75.39333°W / 40.52917; -75.39333
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Township	Upper Saucon
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18034
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1171463 [1]

Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon 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.

History

Centennial Bridge in Center Valley, built in 1876, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[2] The bridge was demolished in 2013.

Commerce and businesses

Stabler Corporate Center, one of the largest areas of land being developed in the Lehigh Valley, is located in Center Valley. In October 2006, The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, the Lehigh Valley's highest-end outdoor mall, opened in Center Valley. ^[3] The mall includes a variety of shops and businesses. ^[4]

Center Valley is also home to the public library called Southern Lehigh Public Library. ^[4]

Center Valley also is the headquarters of Olympus Corporation for the Americas, JetPay, Aesculap (a subsidiary of B. Braun), and the Patriot League, a college athletic conference with 24 men's and women's collegiate sports. The city also holds large regional offices for Dun & Bradstreet and Mass Mutual.

Demographics

This is the nature trail found behind the Promenade shops in Center Valley.

As of 2021, 10,345 people are living in Center Valley. ^[5] The racial breakdown of the valley is 86.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic, 0.7% African American, 3.1% Asian, and 4.2% other. ^[6]

Last updated in 2021, it was said that the average income of Center Valley is higher than the average overall in the United States. The average earning per household is around $122,000. ^[7]

Education

Primary and secondary education

Further information: Southern Lehigh School District

Center Valley is part of the Southern Lehigh School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley.

Southern Lehigh School District has a total of 3,047 students as of the 2023-2024 school year and a total of 196 teachers. ^[8]

Colleges and universities

Two campuses of higher education are located in Center Valley:

• DeSales University
• Penn State Lehigh Valley

Notable people

• Ed Freed, former professional baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies
• Beatrice Kemmerer, former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

References

1. "Center Valley". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley
4. "Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce". The Chamber. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
5. "Center Valley, Pa Demographics". Best Neighborhood. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
6. "Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Center Valley, PA" . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
7. "The Highest and Lowest Income Areas in Center Valley, PA" . Retrieved February 18, 2025.
8. "National Center for Education Statistics" . Retrieved February 18, 2025.