Wanamakers, Pennsylvania

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Wanamakers, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°39′39″N75°50′45″W / 40.66083°N 75.84583°W / 40.66083; -75.84583 Coordinates: 40°39′39″N75°50′45″W / 40.66083°N 75.84583°W / 40.66083; -75.84583
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania
County Lehigh
Township Lynn
Elevation
130 m (440 ft)
Population
   Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1190576 [1]

Wanamakers is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Wanamakers is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 143 and Steinsville Road. [2]

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References

  1. "Wanamakers". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2013.