East Texas, Pennsylvania

East Texas is a village in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The Little Lehigh Creek forms its natural southern boundary. While the village has its own box post office with ZIP code of 18046, surrounding areas use the Allentown ZIP code of 18106 and the Macungie ZIP code of 18062.

East Texas, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
East Texas
Coordinates: 40°32′51″N 75°33′41″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipLower Macungie
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2016)
  Total109
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18046
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1173885[1]

The community was named after the state of Texas (the name was prefixed with "East" in order to avoid repetition with another Texas in the state).[2]

References

  1. "East Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 41.
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