Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua, referred to colloquially as Catty, is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. Catasauqua's population was 6,518 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
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Borough | |
Dery Silk Mill in the Biery's Port Historic District of Catasauqua in October 2012 | |
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Location of Catasauqua in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
Catasauqua Location of Catasauqua in Pennsylvania Catasauqua Catasauqua (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 75°28′03″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Barbara Schlegel |
| Area | |
| • Borough | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
| • Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Borough | 6,518 |
| • Density | 5,044.89/sq mi (1,948.11/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18032 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-11720 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Catasauqua Area |
| Website | www |
In 1839, Catasauqua was the location of the first manufactured anthracite iron in the nation. The borough was settled in 1805 and chartered in 1853.
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