Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Catasauqua, referred to colloquially as Catty, is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Catasauqua's population was 6,518 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Allentown in 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.
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Catasauqua, Pennsylvania | |
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Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 75°28′03″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Lehigh |
Government | |
• Mayor | Barbara Schlegel |
Area | |
• Borough | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
• Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
Population | |
• Borough | 6,518 |
• Density | 5,044.89/sq mi (1,948.11/km2) |
• Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 18032 |
Area codes | 610 and 484 |
FIPS code | 42-11720 |
Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
School district | Catasauqua Area |
Website | www |
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In 1839, Catasauqua was the location of the first manufactured anthracite iron in the nation. The borough was settled in 1805 and chartered in 1853.