Hanover Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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Schortz Old School House, constructed in 1871, in Hanover Township | |
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Hanover Township within Northampton County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 75°22′59″W / 40.68333°N 75.38306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Area | |
• Township | 6.58 sq mi (17.03 km2) |
| • Land | 6.55 sq mi (16.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Township | 11,785 |
• Estimate (2023) | 11,629 |
| • Density | 1,770/sq mi (682/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 18017, 18109 |
| Area code | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-095-32432 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Bethlehem Area |
| Website | www |
Hanover Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Hanover Township was 11,785 at the 2020 census.
Hanover Township is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) northeast of Allentown, 67.4 miles (108.5 km) north of Philadelphia, and 86.4 miles (139.0 km) west of New York City. Hanover Township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.