Trexlertown, Pennsylvania

Trexlertown
Census-designated place
Location within Lehigh County
Trexlertown Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°32′53″N 75°36′21″W / 40.54806°N 75.60583°W / 40.54806; -75.60583Coordinates: 40°32′53″N 75°36′21″W / 40.54806°N 75.60583°W / 40.54806; -75.60583
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Township	Upper Macungie
Elevation	397 ft (121 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,988
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18087
Area code(s)	610 and 484
GNIS feature ID	1189757[1]

Trexlertown (also Trexlerstown^[1]) is a census-designated place in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies in the Lehigh Valley between Breinigsville and Wescosville. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,988 residents.

Air Products & Chemicals is located adjacent to Trexlertown. The town also is next to the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, which is home to the Lehigh Valley Cricket Club and various cycling competitions.

Jeremiah Trexler obtained land adjoining that of his father in Upper Macungie Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he kept a tavern as early as in 1732. In 1734 a road was laid out from his tavern through North Wales in now Montgomery County to Philadelphia. As was the custom of the time, a village grew around the tavern, which came to be known as Trexlertown.^[2]

Geography

Trexlertown is located at an altitude of 397 feet (121 m).^[1]

Public education

Trexlertown is part of the Parkland School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Parkland High School.

References

1. 1 2 3 "Trexlertown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 
2. ↑ Roberts, Stoudt, Krick and Dietrich, History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 3:1321; History of Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, online <>; Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, 14: 269-271.

	Upper Macungie Township	Fogelsville	Kuhnsville ; Cetronia
	Breinigsville		Wescosville
		Trexlertown
	Mertztown	Alburtis	Ancient Oaks ; Macungie

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Boroughs	Alburtis Catasauqua Coopersburg Coplay Emmaus Fountain Hill Macungie Slatington
Townships	Hanover Heidelberg Lower Macungie Lower Milford Lowhill Lynn North Whitehall Salisbury South Whitehall Upper Macungie Upper Milford Upper Saucon Washington Weisenberg Whitehall
CDPs	Ancient Oaks Breinigsville Cementon Cetronia DeSales University Dorneyville Egypt Fullerton Hokendauqua Laurys Station New Tripoli Schnecksville Slatedale Stiles Trexlertown Wescosville
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