Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

History

Centennial Bridge in Center Valley, built in 1876, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2] The bridge was demolished in 2013.

Commerce and businesses

Stabler Corporate Center, one of the largest areas of land being developed in the Lehigh Valley, is located in Center Valley. In October 2006, The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, the Lehigh Valley's highest-end outdoor mall, opened in Center Valley.[3]

Center Valley also is the headquarters of Olympus Corporation for the Americas, JetPay, Aesculap (a subsidiary of B. Braun), and the Patriot League, a college athletic conference with 24 men's and women's collegiate sports. The city also holds large regional offices for Dun & Bradstreet and Mass Mutual.

Demographics

This is the nature trail found behind the Promenade shops in Center Valley.

As of 2021, 10,345 people are living in Center Valley.[4] The racial breakdown of the valley is 86.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic, 0.7% African American, 3.1% Asian, and 4.2% other.[5]

Last updated in 2021, it was said that the average income of Center Valley is higher than the average overall in the United States. The average earning per household is around $122,000.[6]

Education

Primary and secondary education

Further information: Southern Lehigh School District

Center Valley is part of the Southern Lehigh School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Southern Lehigh High School in Center Valley.

Southern Lehigh School District has a total of 3,047 students as of the 2023-2024 school year and a total of 196 teachers.[7]

Colleges and universities

Two campuses of higher education are located in Center Valley:

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Center Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley
  4. ^ "Center Valley, Pa Demographics". Best Neighborhood. Retrieved February 13, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Center Valley, PA". Retrieved February 13, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "The Highest and Lowest Income Areas in Center Valley, PA". Retrieved February 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "National Center for Education Statistics". Retrieved February 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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