Welcome to Slatedale ...

Slatedale is located in Lehigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slatedale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Slatedale is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Slatedale: (610) and (484)<3>

The ZIP code for Slatedale: 18079<4>

Communities near Slatedale ...

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

• Allentown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Bethlehem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Emmaus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Northampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Tamaqua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
  • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
• Catasauqua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catasauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Nazareth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Palmerton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
• Lehighton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
• Kutztown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slatedale ...

Looking for more information about Slatedale? 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 Slatedale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Slatedale.

Adding Slatedale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slatedale 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 Slatedale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Slatedale post office opened in 1856.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slatedale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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