Summary for Bethlehem

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Located in: Primarily Lehigh County (see below). A portion of Bethlehem extends into Northampton County.

Time Zone: Bethlehem lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 350 feet [106.68 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bethlehem)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	75,570 (0.78% increase since 2010)
2010:	74,982 (5.12% increase since 2000)
2000:	71,329

Total Area:<3> 19.45 sq. miles [50.4 km²] - of which 1.8% is water (0.35 sq. miles [0.9 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 31,221

Websites for Bethlehem

Official Website: www.bethlehem-pa.gov/

Junior League: www.jllvpa.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bethlehem:

Lat: 40.626100° (or 40°37'33" N)

Lon: -75.370400° (or -75°22'13" W)

USGS Topo Map: Nazareth<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bethlehem

GNIS ID: 1217330

FIPS State / Place Code: 42 / 06088

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bethlehem)

About Lehigh County

The city of Allentown is the County Seat for Lehigh County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Lehigh)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	369,318 (5.47% increase since 2010)
2010	350,164 (12.2% increase since 2000)
2000:	312,090

Total Area: 348.2 sq. miles [901.9 km²]

Housing Units: 142,613

Official Website: www.lehighcounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Lehigh

GNIS ID: 1209182

FIPS State / County Code: 42 / 077

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bethlehem)

About Pennsylvania

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,798,883 (0.76% increase since 2010)
2010:	12,702,379 (3.43% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,281,054

Websites for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Official Website: https://www.pa.gov/

Tourism: https://visitpa.com/

Parks: https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/

Fishing: https://www.fishandboat.com/

Hunting: https://www.pgc.pa.gov/HuntTrap/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

GNIS ID: 1779798

FIPS State: 42

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bethlehem)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bethlehem: www.bethlehem-pa.gov/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethlehem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bethlehem. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bethlehem, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bethlehem.