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Welcome to Northampton County ...

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

The community of Easton is the Seat for Northampton County.

Northampton County was founded March 11, 1752 and was created by taking area from Bucks County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Northampton had a population of 305,285 people. This is an increase of 2.47% since the last Census (which gave a population of 297,935 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northampton represented 2.35% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Northampton County:

  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
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  • Bath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bath is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
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  • Bethlehem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,466 people
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  • Chapman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • East Bangor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Easton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
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  • Freemansburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glendon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
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    • Hellertown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Hellertown is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
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    • Nazareth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Nazareth is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
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    • North Catasauqua
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
    • Northampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pen Argyl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
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    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Portland is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Roseto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Roseto is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
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    • Stockertown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tatamy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tatamy is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
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    • Walnutport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Walnutport is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
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    • West Easton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • West Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
    • Wilson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
    • Wind Gap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County (PA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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