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

Berlinsville, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Berlinsville
Berlinsville
Coordinates: 40°46′7″N 75°34′26″W
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
TownshipLehigh
Elevation
176 m (577 ft)
Population
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1169304[1]

The village is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 248 and Pennsylvania Route 946.[2]

The village is named for the Berlin family. Abraham Berlin, emigrated to Northampton County from the Palatinate region of Germany in 1738. Berlin settled in Easton, where he was blacksmith by trade and during the Revolutionary War served as chairman of the Northampton County Committee of Safety. Berlin's grandson, Abraham Berlin III, who was born in Easton in 1777, later settled in what is now Berlinsville.[3]


References


  1. "Berlinsville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Northampton County Maps: Lehigh Township (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. Wright, James; Wright, Wright (1988). Place Names of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Nazareth, Pennsylvania: J&L Wright. pp. 15–16.


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