Franks Corner, Pennsylvania

Franks Corner
Unincorporated community
A house in the Spring Lake Village neighborhood
Nickname:  Franks
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Coordinates: 40°42′13″N75°25′5″W / 40.70361°N 75.41806°W / 40.70361; -75.41806
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northampton
Township	East Allen Township
Government
• Supreme Leader	Freddie Mercury
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population  (2010)
•  Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	1211972 [1]

Franks Corner is an unincorporated community located within East Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 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 United States as of the 2020 census.

It was named for a CEO of the Keystone Cement Company which lies just east of the village. The streets of the Spring Lake Village neighborhood are named after prominent figures in Keystone Cement history and references to cement production.

Geography

Franks Corner is located at the intersection between Airport Road (Pennsylvania Route 987) and North Bath Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 329). From this junction, Pennsylvania Route 987 and Pennsylvania Route 329 continue concurrently eastward. ^[2]

Franks Corner is home to two small communities: Spring Lake Village, on Airport Road, and Jacksonville, on Nor-Bath Boulevard.

References

1. "Franks Corner, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Geological Survey (2019). Catasaqua, PA (PDF) (Topographic map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 12, 2020.