Egypt, Pennsylvania

Egypt, Pennsylvania
Iegypden
Egypt Community Church in September 2020
Location of Egypt in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Egypt
Location of Egypt in Pennsylvania
Egypt
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°40′48″N 75°31′48″W / 40.68000°N 75.53000°W / 40.68000; -75.53000
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipWhitehall Township
Area
1.47 sq mi (3.82 km2)
 • Land1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
413 ft (126 m)
Population
 (2020)
2,588
 • Density1,759.0/sq mi (679.15/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18052
Area code610
FIPS code42-22696
GNIS feature ID1174043

Egypt (Pennsylvania German: Iegypden) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Egypt was 2,588 as of the 2020 census.

Egypt is located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Allentown and 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.