Wescosville, Pennsylvania

Wescosville
Census-designated place

Location within Lehigh County
Wescosville
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Wescosville
Wescosville (the US)
Coordinates: 40°34′00″N 75°33′11″W / 40.56667°N 75.55306°W / 40.56667; -75.55306Coordinates: 40°34′00″N 75°33′11″W / 40.56667°N 75.55306°W / 40.56667; -75.55306
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Lehigh
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,872
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 18103, 18104, 18106
Area code(s) 610 & 484
[1]

Wescosville is a census-designated place located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village is located between Allentown and Trexlertown in Lower Macungie Township. It is split between the Allentown ZIP codes of 18103, 18104, and 18106.[2] As of the 2010 census the population was 5,872 residents.

The primary business district of Wescosville runs along Hamilton Boulevard and is bisected by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476). Hamilton Boulevard was part of U.S. Route 222 until the Trexlertown-Wescosville Bypass was opened in 2007.

Wescosville is home to a park and ride lot located at the site of the former Charcoal Drive-In restaurant on Hamilton Boulevard that serves Bieber Transportation Group buses to Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in Philadelphia and the Weehawken Port Imperial ferry terminal in Weehawken, New Jersey (where a ferry connection to New York City is available) and Trans-Bridge Lines buses to Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City.[3][4][5][6]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
20004,965—
20105,87218.3%

Education

Wescosville is part of the East Penn School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Emmaus High School in the district. Students in grades six through eight attend either Eyer Middle School or Lower Macungie Middle School in the district.

References

  1. ↑ "Wescosville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ http://www.hipcodes.com/18106/
  3. ↑ "Daily Bus Service to Philadelphia, PA". Bieber Transportation Group. January 8, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Daily Bus Service to New York City, NY". Bieber Transportation Group. January 8, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bieber Tourways Bus Stop Information - Wescosville (Charcoal)". Bieber Transportation Group. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bieber sets new pick-up, drop-off point in New York City". Allentown, PA: WFMZ-TV. July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2018.


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