Northampton County, Pennsylvania

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Northampton County, Pennsylvania is a county in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania known for its mix of historic industrial cities like Easton and Bethlehem and its proximity to the New Jersey border.

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Northampton County, Pennsylvania canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Pennsylvania
adjacentCounty Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Hunterdon County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Warren County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
borderRiver Delaware River
borders New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
climate humid continental climate
containsAirport Lehigh Valley International Airport vicinity
containsBorough Bangor, Pennsylvania
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
Glendon, Pennsylvania
Hellertown, Pennsylvania
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
surface form: North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

Northampton, Pennsylvania
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
Portland, Pennsylvania
Roseto, Pennsylvania
Stockertown, Pennsylvania
Tatamy, Pennsylvania
Walnutport, Pennsylvania
West Easton, Pennsylvania
Wilson, Pennsylvania
Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
containsCity Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Easton, Pennsylvania
containsInstitution Lafayette College
Lehigh University
containsTownship Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Bushkill Township, Pennsylvania
Chapman Borough, Pennsylvania
Forks Township, Pennsylvania
Hanover Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania
Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania
Moore Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Palmer Township, Pennsylvania

Plainfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lower Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania
surface form: Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania
Washington Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Williams Township, Pennsylvania
country United States of America
countySeat Easton, Pennsylvania
FIPSCode 42-095
founded 1752
foundedFrom Bucks County, Pennsylvania
GNISID 01209277
hasFeature Appalachian foothills
surface form: Appalachian Mountains foothills

Delaware Canal
Lehigh River
historicalIndustry cement production
steel manufacturing
textiles
largestCity Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
legislativeDistrict Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
locatedIn Lehigh Valley region
surface form: Lehigh Valley

eastern Pennsylvania
namedAfter Northamptonshire
surface form: Northamptonshire, England
namedFor James Compton, 5th Earl of Northampton
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Lehigh Valley region
surface form: Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton, PA–NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

Delaware Valley
region Lehigh Valley region
surface form: Lehigh Valley metropolitan area
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Bucks County, Pennsylvania borders Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hunterdon County, New Jersey borderedBy Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lafayette College locatedIn Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania borderedBy Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County, Pennsylvania borders Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Route 611 passesThrough Northampton County, Pennsylvania