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Welcome to Palmer Heights ...

Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Palmer Heights: Palmer Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Palmer Heights is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Palmer Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palmer Heights - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Palmer Heights ...

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

  • Allentown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillipsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • Emmaus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Northampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Quakertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Catasauqua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 <4>
  • Hellertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nazareth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmer Heights ...

Looking for more information about Palmer Heights? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Palmer Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palmer Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmer Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.northamptoncounty.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 Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palmer Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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