Old Zionsville, Pennsylvania

Old Zionsville is an unincorporated community in Upper Milford Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Old Zionsville, Pennsylvania
A church in Old Zionsville in April 2011
A church in Old Zionsville in April 2011
Old Zionsville is located in Pennsylvania
Old Zionsville
Old Zionsville
Location of Old Zionsville in Pennsylvania
Old Zionsville is located in the United States
Old Zionsville
Old Zionsville
Old Zionsville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°29′11″N 75°31′13″W / 40.48639°N 75.52028°W / 40.48639; -75.52028
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipUpper Milford
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18068
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1182959[1]
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtEast Penn

Old Zionsville is located along Pennsylvania State Routes 29 and 100, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Macungie. Old Zionsville has a box post office with ZIP Code 18068.[2] Surrounding areas use the Zionsville ZIP code of 18092 or the Emmaus ZIP Code of 18049.[3]

The Upper Milford Township municipal building is located at 5671 Chestnut Street at the former site of Kings Highway Elementary School and has a Saturday farmers' market. There are two churches of the Lutheran and UCC faiths in the village and two more of the Mennonite and Bible Fellowship faiths within a mile to the east near Zionsville. Old Zionsville straddles the divide between the Lehigh and Schuylkill River watersheds. While most of the village is drained via headwaters of Perkiomen Creek to the Schuylkill River, the northern tier including the municipal building is drained via Leibert Creek and Little Lehigh Creek to the Lehigh River. The watershed divide runs east-to-west just north of Ridgeway Drive and Walnut Lane.

Education

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Old Zionsville is served by the East Penn School District. Emmaus High School in Emmaus serves grades nine through 12. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight.

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