Ancient Oaks is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is named after the housing subdivision named Ancient Oaks, located off PA Route 100 just north of Macungie. The population of Ancient Oaks was 6,995 at the 2020 census.
Ancient Oaks is a suburb of Allentown, the third-largest city in Pennsylvania. 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.
Name: | Ancient Oaks CDP |
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LSAD Code: | 57 |
LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
State: | Pennsylvania |
County: | Lehigh County |
Elevation: | 394 ft (120 m) |
Land Area: | 2.42 sq mi (6.28 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
Population Density: | 2,885.73/sq mi (1,114.22/km²) |
ZIP code: | 18062 |
Area code: | 610 |
FIPS code: | 4202416 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1168279 |
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Geography
Ancient Oaks is located in southern Lehigh County at 40°32′9″N 75°35′24″W / 40.53583°N 75.59000°W / 40.53583; -75.59000 (40.535715, -75.590045), northwest of the center of Lower Macungie Township. Pennsylvania Route 100 forms the southwestern edge of the community; the highway leads southeast 2 miles (3 km) to Macungie and northwest the same distance to U.S. Route 222 between Breinigsville and Trexlertown.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ancient Oaks has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km), of which 0.4 acres (1,756 m), or 0.03%, are water. Little Lehigh Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River and part of the Delaware River watershed, flows eastward through the village. Ancient Oaks uses the Macungie ZIP Code of 18062. The original subdivision was started in 1961 and completed in 1971. It was the first development of dense middle class housing in the Lehigh Valley. In 1972, Ancient Oaks West was started, made of single-family houses and townhomes. In 1985, Ancient Oaks South started, and construction lasted through 1989.
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