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Welcome to Coopersburg ...

Coopersburg is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coopersburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Coopersburg has a population of 2,400 people<2> (see below for details).

Coopersburg is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Coopersburg: 610, 484 & 835<4>

The ZIP code for Coopersburg: 18036<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coopersburg had an population of 2,400 people. This is an increase of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coopersburg had a population of 2,386 people. This makes Coopersburg the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Coopersburg represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 387th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,386 people, the population of Coopersburg decreased 7.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,582 people).

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

Communities Also Named Coopersburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Coopersburg - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coopersburg.

Communities near Coopersburg ...

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

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 Coopersburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coopersburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coopersburg. 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 Coopersburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coopersburg ...

Looking for more information about Coopersburg? 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 Coopersburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coopersburg.

Adding Coopersburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coopersburg 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 Coopersburg was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Coopersburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coopersburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lehigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Coopersburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coopersburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Coopersburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Coopersburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Coopersburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coopersburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.