Welcome to East Texas ...
East Texas is located in Lehigh County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Texas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
A typical abbreviation for East Texas: E. Texas
East Texas is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: East Texas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for East Texas: 610, 484 & 835<3>
Communities Also Named East Texas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Texas - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Texas.
Communities near East Texas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Texas.
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
- Emmaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
- Emmaus is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmaus <4>
- Northampton
(10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
- Perkasie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Quakertown
(13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Catasauqua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Hellertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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 <4>
- Nazareth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
- Nazareth is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
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 East Texas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Texas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Texas. 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 East Texas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Texas. See our Newspapers Page for East Texas.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Texas ...
Looking for more information about East Texas? 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 East Texas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Texas.
Adding East Texas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Texas 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 East Texas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the East Texas post office opened in 1872.
We also found East Texas in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Texas.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Texas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lehigh County: www.lehighcounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Texas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 East Texas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the East Texas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |