Slatington, Pennsylvania
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| Nickname: The Slate Capital of America | |
Location of Slatington in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Lehigh County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
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| Coordinates: 40°45′09″N 75°36′33″W / 40.75250°N 75.60917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Settled | 1737 |
| Established | 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Slatington Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jeralyn Schoch |
| • Borough Council President | David Schnaars |
| Area | |
• Borough | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Land | 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 490 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Borough | 4,283 |
• Estimate (2025) | 4,230 |
| • Density | 3,260.6/sq mi (1,258.92/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18080 |
| Area code | 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-71144 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Northern Lehigh |
| Website | slatington |
Slatington is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Slatington had a population of 4,283. 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.