Stockertown, Pennsylvania
Borough of Stockertown | |
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Stockertown's post office and municipal building in December 2008 | |
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Location of Stockertown in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County in Pennsylvania (right) | |
Stockertown Location of Stockertown in Pennsylvania Stockertown Stockertown (the United States) | |
| 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 | |
• Borough | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Borough | 927 |
• Estimate (2019) | 926 |
| • Density | 955.1/sq mi (368.76/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 18083 |
| Area codes | 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. As of the 2020 census, Stockertown had a population of 919. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.
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 919 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.