Franks Corner, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
40°42′13″N 75°25′5″W / 40.70361°N 75.41806°W / 40.70361; -75.41806Country United StatesState PennsylvaniaCountyNorthamptonTownshipEast Allen TownshipElevation
463 ft (141 m)Population
 (2010)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1211972[1]

Franks Corner is an unincorporated community located within East Allen Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It 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 United States as of the 2020 census.

Geography

Franks Corner is located at the intersection between Airport Road (Pennsylvania Route 987) and North Bath Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 329). From this junction, Pennsylvania Route 987 and Pennsylvania Route 329 continue concurrently eastward.[2]

Franks Corner is home to two small communities: Spring Lake Village, on Airport Road, and Jacksonville, on Nor-Bath Boulevard. A small tributary of the Catasauqua Creek runs through the area, fed by a pond at Seiple Farms.

References

  1. ^ "Franks Corner, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Geological Survey (2019). Catasaqua, PA (PDF) (Topographic map). 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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