Stockertown, Pennsylvania
Borough of Stockertown | |
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Stockertown's post office and municipal building in December 2008 | |
Location of Stockertown in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
Location of Stockertown in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′15″N 75°15′53″W / 40.75417°N 75.26472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Named after | Stocker family |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charles Davis |
| Area | |
| 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) | |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 927 | |
• Estimate (2019) | 926 |
| • Density | 954.64/sq mi (368.76/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18083 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-74232 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Nazareth Area |
| Website | www.stockertown.org |
Stockertown is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 927 as of the 2010 census. It 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 2010 census.
The borough contains large industries such as Hercules Cement, Polymer Products, and Praxair. The borough spans a 21⁄2-mile radius and provides services for a population of 927 residents. Stockertown is at the hub of five surrounding second-class townships, and until the Charles Chrin Interchange was built near Tatamy in 2015, provided the closest access to Pennsylvania Route 33 for many industrial parks in these townships.
Since 2006, Forks Township has been contracted to provide fire services to the borough, and the borough maintains its own police department. It is located in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District, and in Pennsylvania's 137th (State House of Representatives) and 18th (State Senate) Legislative Districts.