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Upper Nazareth

A township of 8,313 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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Conserved land18%869 of 4,725 acres
Trails2.0 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves10105 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Borough in Pennsylvania, US
8,127Population
7.4 sq miArea
413 ftElevation

Upper Nazareth Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. 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. At the 2020 census, Upper Nazareth Township's population was 8,127. The township spans from the Stockertown Borough western border, wrapping most of the way Nazareth westward toward Bath. Most of the township's population is centered in the part of the township that lies northeast of Nazareth, an area and census designated place commonly referred to as East Lawn, or East Lawn Gardens. Pennsylvania Route 191 runs through Upper Nazareth T…

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Violent crime per 1,000
Upper Nazareth 0.8
Pennsylvania 2.5
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Upper Nazareth 2.4
Pennsylvania 14.7
U.S. 17.7
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The public schools Upper Nazareth’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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