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Upper Macungie

A township of 27,850 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
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About Upper Macungie

Township in Pennsylvania, US
26,377Population
26.3 sq miArea
463 ftElevation

Upper Macungie Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Upper Macungie Township was 26,377 as of the 2020 U.S. census, making it the fourth-fastest growing municipality of any category in Pennsylvania in terms of total population growth between 2010 and 2020. The township was created in 1832 when Macungie Township was divided into Upper and Lower Macungie townships. 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 U.S. as of the 2020 census. Upper Macungie Township is located 11.5 miles (18.5 km) southwest of Allentown, 60.8 miles (97.8 km) northwest of …

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Safety in Upper Macungie

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Upper Macungie's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Upper Macungie 0.1
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Upper Macungie 3.9
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Upper Macungie

Compared with Pennsylvania

2better than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Lehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie · 4.7 mi · ER
Center for Women's MedicineAllentown · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 18031, 18106, 18104 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Upper Macungie →

Natural hazards in Upper Macungie

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Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 18% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌀 Hurricanes
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School Grade A+

The public schools Upper Macungie’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#27Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictParkland SDSchools4

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Nearest: Parkland Community LibraryAllentown · 4.3 miles · 62 hrs a week

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