East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie 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.

East Texas, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°32′51″N 75°33′41″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Township	Lower Macungie
Elevation	130 m (440 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Unincorporated community	109
• Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18046
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1173885[1]
Primary airport	Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital	Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district	East Penn

Little Lehigh Creek forms its natural southern boundary. While the village has its own box post office, with ZIP code of 18046, surrounding areas use the Allentown ZIP Code of 18106 and the Macungie ZIP Code of 18062.

The community was named after the state of Texas. The community's name was prefixed with "East" to avoid repetition with another Texas in the state.[2] Day-Timer, the global manufacturer of calendars and organizational products, maintains one of its four U.S. operational and production offices in East Texas.

Public education

East Texas is served by East Penn School District. Emmaus High School serves grades nine through twelve. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight.

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