Welcome to Macungie ...

Macungie is located in Lehigh County<1>.

The location of Macungie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Macungie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Macungie has a population of 3,179 people<3> (see below for details).

Macungie is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Macungie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Macungie: (610) & (484)<5>

Websites for Macungie ...

Official Website: www.macungie.pa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Macungie had an population of 3,179 people. This is an increase of 3.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Macungie had a population of 3,074 people. This makes Macungie the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Macungie represents 0.02% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 309th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,074 people, the population of Macungie increased 1.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,039 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Macungie.

Communities near Macungie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Macungie.

• Allentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Allentown is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allentown <6>
• Bethlehem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <6>
• Pottstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <6>
• Northampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <6>
• Perkasie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <6>
• Quakertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <6>
• Souderton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <6>
• Catasauqua
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catasauqua
  • Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catasauqua <6>
• Hellertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <6>
• Kutztown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Macungie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Macungie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Macungie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macungie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Macungie. See our Newspapers Page for Macungie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Macungie ...

Looking for more information about Macungie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Macungie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Macungie.

Adding Macungie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Macungie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Macungie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Macungie post office opened in 1844.

We also found Macungie in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Macungie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Macungie: www.macungie.pa.us/

The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/