Town guide

Lower Saucon, Pennsylvania

Lower Saucon is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, home to about 11,089 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18015 and 18055.

Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,089457 per sq mi
Median home value$396,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$203Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lower Saucon

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Lower Saucon

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)50 miles away
Closer regional airportLehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA41 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lower Saucon; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lower Saucon

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lower Saucon had 11,094 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 234th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Northampton County grew from 99,687 residents in 1900 to 312,951 in 2020.

Lower Saucon population by census2000: 9,884, 2010: 10,772, 2020: 11,0949,884200010,772201011,0942020

Northampton County, 1900–2020

Northampton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 99,687, 1910: 127,667, 1920: 153,506, 1930: 169,304, 1940: 168,959, 1950: 185,243, 1960: 201,412, 1970: 214,368, 1980: 225,418, 1990: 247,105, 2000: 267,066, 2010: 297,735, 2020: 312,951100K’00’10154K’20’30169K’40’50201K’60’70225K’80’90267K’00’10313K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 53.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lower SauconJan: high 37°F, low 19°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 20°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 28°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; May: high 70°F, low 49°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 5.6 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 61°F, 4.8 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 54°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 25°F, 4.6 in37°19°Jan3.840°20°Feb3.248°28°Mar4.461°38°Apr4.270°49°May4.578°58°Jun4.683°62°Jul5.681°61°Aug4.875°54°Sep5.164°43°Oct4.953°33°Nov3.642°25°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springtown 1 Nne, PA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Northampton County

121,192 jobs at 6,529 businesses in Northampton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Northampton CountyHealth care and social assistance: 17,566 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 17,220 jobs; Manufacturing: 14,725 jobs; Retail trade: 13,897 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 12,971 jobs; Wholesale trade: 7,420 jobs; Educational services: 7,365 jobs; Administrative and support: 6,059 jobsHealth care and social assistance 15% Transportation and warehousing 14% Manufacturing 12% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Wholesale trade 6% Educational services 6% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,619 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lower Saucon’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Lukes HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Bethlehem2.9 miles
  • St. Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Easton8.6 miles
  • Lehigh Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Allentown9.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors159
Specialist doctors738
Dentists36
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants422
Mental health providers216
Physical and occupational therapists42
Optometrists2
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Lower Saucon

Parks (52 nearby)

  • Saucon Park · 100 acres0.8 mi
  • Polk Valley Park · 49 acres1.8 mi
  • Grist Mill Park · 41 acres1.0 mi
  • South Bethlehem Greenway · 19 acres1.6 mi
  • Town Hall Park · 18 acres2.6 mi
  • Morris J. Dimmick Park · 18 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Frey's Better Foods0.4 mi
  • Giant1.7 mi
  • C-Town2.3 mi
  • Ideal Food Basket2.5 mi

Pharmacies (8 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy0.1 mi
  • Yeagers Pharmacy0.6 mi
  • Rite Aid1.0 mi
  • Giant Pharmacy1.8 mi

Libraries (5 nearby)

  • Hellertown Area Library1.0 mi
  • Linderman Library2.1 mi
  • Bethlehem Public Library South Side Branch2.3 mi
  • E.W. Fairchild-Martindale Library and Computing Center2.3 mi
  • Bethlehem Area Public Library2.8 mi

Museums (11 nearby)

  • Heller–Wagner Grist Mill1.1 mi
  • Steelworkers' Archives2.0 mi
  • National Museum of Industrial History2.2 mi
  • Esther M. Lee African American Heritage Center2.7 mi
  • Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum2.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)

  • ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks2.2 mi
  • Highmark Blue Shield Community Stage2.2 mi
  • Touchstone Theatre2.2 mi
  • Parham Park Amphitheater2.2 mi
  • Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks2.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Lower Saucon

Public schools here are run by Bethlehem Area SD, Saucon Valley SD, Southern Lehigh SD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Donegan El SchBethlehemPre-K–5467Public1.8 mi
Fountain Hill El SchBethlehemPre-K–5530Public2.9 mi
Saucon Valley El SchHellertownK–4627Public1.3 mi
Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchBethlehem4–6702Public4.3 mi
Saucon Valley MSHellertown5–8599Public1.3 mi
Broughal MSBethlehem6–8520Public2.4 mi
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the ArtsBethlehem9–12550Charter2.3 mi
Saucon Valley SHSHellertown9–12627Public1.4 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Michael the Archangel SchoolBethlehemPre-K–8249Roman Catholic2.9 mi
St Michael the Archangel SchoolBethlehemPre-K–8248Roman Catholic2.9 mi
Holy Infancy SchoolBethlehemK–8139Roman Catholic2.0 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Bethlehem City (Northampton County), Hellertown, Fountain Hill, Salisbury Township (Lehigh County), Upper Saucon, Williams and Springfield Township (Bucks County).

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