Palmer Township, Pennsylvania

Palmer Township, Pennsylvania
Second Class Township
Seipsville Hotel, built in 1760 in Palmer Township in August 2013
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Location of Palmer Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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Coordinates: 40°43′00″N 75°14′58″W / 40.71667°N 75.24944°W / 40.71667; -75.24944
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Northampton
Settled	1752 (1752)
Incorporated	May 5, 1857 (1857-05-05)
Named for	George Palmer
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Body	Board of Supervisors
• Chairman	Michael Brett (D)
• Township Manager	Robert A. Williams
Area [1][failed verification]
• Second Class Township	10.35 sq mi (26.81 km2)
• Land	10.26 sq mi (26.57 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
• Metro	730.0 sq mi (1,174.82 km2)
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population  (2020)[citation needed]
• Second Class Township	22,317
• Rank	8th in the Lehigh Valley 80th in Pennsylvania
• Density	2,092.50/sq mi (807.94/km2)
• Metro	865,310 (US: 68th)
• Metro density	1,117.8/sq mi (431.6/km2)
Demonym	Palmerian
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	18045
Area codes	610
FIPS code	42-095-57672
Primary airport	Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital	Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district	Easton Area
Website	www.palmertwp.com

Palmer Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Palmer Township was 22,317 at the 2020 census. It is the eight-largest municipality in 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.

Settled in 1740, Palmer Township is located along the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River. It is located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Allentown, 51 miles (82 km) north of Philadelphia, and 66 miles (106 km) west of New York City.

Palmer Township is a part of the Greater Easton area, which includes the city of Easton, three townships (Forks, Palmer, and Williams), and three boroughs (Glendon, West Easton, and Wilson). The township is home to Easton Area High School, a large public high school.