Slatington, Pennsylvania

Slatington, Pennsylvania
Nickname: 
The Slate Capital of America
Location of Slatington in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right)
Slatington
Location of Slatington in Pennsylvania
Slatington
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 75°36′33″W / 40.75250°N 75.60917°W / 40.75250; -75.60917
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
Settled1737
Established1864
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  BodySlatington Borough Council
  MayorJeralyn Schoch
  Borough Council PresidentDavid Schnaars
Area
  Borough
1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2)
  Land1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2)
  Water0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation
490 ft (150 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Borough
4,283
  Estimate 
(2025)
4,230
  Density3,260.41/sq mi (1,258.92/km2)
  Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18080
Area code(s)610
FIPS code42-71144
Primary airportLehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospitalLehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School districtNorthern Lehigh
Websiteslatington.org

Slatington is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 4,232. Slatington is located northwest of Allentown and Bethlehem. Slatington is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.