Easton, Pennsylvania | |
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 The Easton skyline in November 2007  Crayola Experience in Downtown Easton  Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Centre Square | |
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 Location of Easton inNorthampton County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Northampton County inPennsylvania (right) | |
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| Coordinates:40°41′18″N75°12′59″W / 40.68833°N 75.21639°W /40.68833; -75.21639 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| First settled | 1739; 286 years ago (1739) |
| Incorporated as a town | 1752; 273 years ago (1752) |
| Incorporated as a city | January 12, 1887; 138 years ago (1887-01-12) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvatore J. Panto, Jr. (D) |
| Area | |
• City | 4.86 sq mi (12.59 km2) |
| • Land | 4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2) 12.35% |
| Elevation | 211 ft (64 m) |
| Population | |
• City | 28,127 |
| • Rank | 4th in theLehigh Valley 16th inPennsylvania |
| • Density | 6,597.4/sq mi (2,547.27/km2) |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US:68th) |
| Time zone | UTC– 05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC– 04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 18040, 18042–18045 |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| FIPS code | 42-21648 |
| Primary airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Major hospital | Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest |
| School district | Easton Area |
| Website | City of Easton, Pennsylvania |
Easton is acity in and thecounty seat ofNorthampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.[3] The city's population was 28,127 as of the2020 census. Easton straddles theLehigh River as itflows into theDelaware River, which serves as the city's eastern geographic boundary withPhillipsburg, New Jersey.
Easton is the easternmost city in theLehigh Valley, a region of 731 square miles (1,890 km2) that isPennsylvania's third-largest and the nation's 68th-largestmetropolitan region with 861,889 residents as of theU.S. 2020 census. The smallest of the Valley's three major cities, Easton has less than half the population ofBethlehem and about one-fourth that ofAllentown.
The greater Easton area includes the city of Easton, three townships (Forks,Palmer, andWilliams), and three boroughs (Glendon,West Easton, andWilson). Centre Square, the city's town square in its downtown neighborhood, is home to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, a memorial for Easton-area veterans killed during theAmerican Civil War. In the first half of the 20th century, Centre Square was referred to locally as the Circle.[4] ThePeace Candle, a candle-like structure, is assembled and disassembled every year atop theCivil War monument for theChristmas season.[5]
Norfolk Southern Railway'sLehigh Line, formerly the main line of theLehigh Valley Railroad, runs through Easton on its way from Phillipsburg to Bethlehem and Allentown. Easton sits 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Allentown, 51 miles (82 km) north ofPhiladelphia, and 64 miles (103 km) west ofNew York City.
On August 22, 1751,Thomas Penn, the son ofWilliam Penn, the colony's founder and original proprietor marriedJuliana Fermor. On September 8, 1751, a letter was sent toColonial Governor James Hamilton by Penn requesting that a new town on the confluence of theLehigh andDelaware Rivers be named Easton and that it be in a new county calledNorthampton.[6] In 1752, as requested, the city was named in honor ofLady Juliana's family estate, theEaston Neston. The county was named after the estate's location, which was in the south ofNorthamptonshire, England.[7]
TheLenapeNative Americans originally referred to present-day Easton and its surrounding region as Lechauwitank, meaning "the Place at the Forks".[8]
The land that includes present-day Easton was obtained from the Lenape in theWalking Purchase in 1737. A plaque commemorating the transaction appears in Easton's town square.[9][10]
Thomas Penn set aside a 1,000-acre (4 km2) tract of land at the confluence of theLehigh andDelaware Rivers for the town's establishment, and the city was formally founded in 1752. The same year, Easton was selected as the county seat ofNorthampton County.[11][12]
During theFrench and Indian War, theTreaty of Easton was signed in Easton by theBritish colonial government then governing theProvince of Pennsylvania and theNative American tribes, including theShawnee and Lenape, from what was then calledOhio Country.
Easton and the broaderLehigh Valley region played an instrumental and supportive role during theAmerican Revolution, which commenced in 1775. In recognition of the strong pro-revolutionary sentiment in the city and region, Easton was one of only three designated locations, along with Philadelphia andTrenton, New Jersey, where theDeclaration of Independence was read aloud in public for the first time on July 8, 1776, at noon, four days following its unanimous passage by theSecond Continental Congress in Philadelphia.[13] During the Declaration's reading in Easton, theEaston flag was flown, making it one of the first non-colonial flags to fly in theThirteen Colonies.[14] The same flag was later used by a militia during theWar of 1812 and currently serves as Easton's municipal flag.
Easton maintained hospital used in the treatment of injuredContinental Army soldiers during the war.[15] On June 18, 1779,General John Sullivan led 2,500Continental Army soldiers from Easton to engage Indian allies of theBritish Army on the frontier.[16]
Located at the confluence of the rapidly flowingLehigh River and the deeper and widerDelaware River, Easton became a major commercial center during the canal and railroad periods of the 19th century and a transportation hub for the region's coal, iron, and steel industries. TheDelaware Canal was built soon after the lowerLehigh Canal was opened in 1818 and became effective in delivering much-neededanthracite coal to the region's largest markets,Philadelphia,New Jersey, andNew York City.
Seeing other ways of exploiting the new fuel source, other entrepreneurs quickly moved to connect across the Delaware River reaching into theNew York City area to the east through theMorris Canal inPhillipsburg, New Jersey, so the town became a canal hub from which coal fromMauch Chunk reached the world. Early railroads were often built to parallel this transportation corridor.
Historians ofangling believe that, in 1845, Samuel Phillipe, an Eastongunsmith, invented the six-strip split-canebamboo fly rod, which is commemorated by aPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission plaque near Easton's Center Square.[17]
By the late 1860s, theLehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (LH&S) andLehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR) were built to augment the bulk traffic through the canals and provide lucrative passenger travel services. The LVRR, known as theBlack Diamond Line operated twice daily express passenger trains to and fromNew York City andBuffalo, New York via Easton. TheCentral Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), leased and operated the LH&S tracks from the 1870s until theConrail consolidations absorbed both the Central Railroad of New Jersey and Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1966. Today, the Lehigh Valley Railroad'smain line is the only major rail line that goes through Easton and is now known as theLehigh Line; the Lehigh Line was bought by theNorfolk Southern Railway in 1999.
In the mid-19th century, canal transportation was largely replaced by railroads, and Easton became a hub for five railroads, including theJersey Central,Lehigh Valley Railroad, and others. Easton lost its prominence in passenger transportation with the rise of the automobile in the mid-20th century.[18]
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Like thePennsylvania Dutch region to the southwest, Easton was settled largely byGermans. ThePennsylvania Argus, aGerman language newspaper, was published in Easton until 1917. As part of their heritage, the Germans put up one of the continent's earliestChristmas trees in Easton; Daniel Foley's book states that, "Another diary reference unearthed recently makes mention of a tree set-up at Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1816."[19] A plaque in Scott Park along theDelaware River commemorates this event. ThePennsylvania guide, compiled by theWriters' Program of theWorks Progress Administration in 1940, described the rich and cosmopolitan fabric of Easton's society in the first half of the 20th century:[20]
The city is a composite of a hurried commercial present and a sedate mercantile past, leavened by a carefree college atmosphere. Coeds, dressed according to the dictates of Hollywood, and college boys in sports clothes and near-white buckskin shoes worn without regard for time or season, rub elbows with frugalPennsylvania Dutch. A familiar sight on market days is the trucks and wagons, loaded with farm produce, drawn up to the curb at the Circle [Centre Square]. Women, scrupulously clean in their calico house dresses, and men in overalls or 'Sunday best,' arrange makeshift counters on which to display their vegetables, meats, crocks ofapple butter, and pastries.
— Federal Writers' Project, "Part II: Cities and Towns,Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State (1940)
On December 16, 1925, the nation's largest fraternity,Alpha Phi Omega, was founded atLafayette College in Easton.[21][22]
Easton is located at40°41′18″N75°12′59″W / 40.68833°N 75.21639°W /40.68833; -75.21639 (40.688248, −75.216458).[23]According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), 4.3 square miles (11 km2) of which is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (8.39%) of which is water, including Bushkill Creek and the Lehigh and Delaware rivers. It also includes an island,Getter's Island, which was the site of Pennsylvania's last public execution.
Easton is divided into four districts: Downtown (DD), College Hill (CH), South Side (SS), and West Ward (WW). A number of smaller additional parks and institutional districts also exist.
Downtown Easton lies at the confluence of theLehigh River andDelaware River and is a low-lying area surrounded by hills to the north, west, and south. North of downtown is College Hill, home ofLafayette College. South Easton, divided by the Lehigh River from the rest of the city, was a separate borough until 1898; it was settled initially by Native Americans and later by canal workers, and home to severalsilk mills.[citation needed]Wilson,West Easton, andGlendon are directly adjacent to the city. Wilson partly aligns to the same north–south grid as Easton.
| City of Easton Districts | ||||||||
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| Division | Population | Land area | Density | |||||
| District | Abbr | Census (2018 est.) | % | square miles | square km | persons / mi2 | persons / km2 | |
| Downtown | DD | 2,240 | 8% | 0.67 | 1.74 | 3,343 | 1,287 | |
| College Hill | CH | 5,400 | 20% | 2.03 | 5.26 | 2,660 | 1,027 | |
| South Side | SS | 8,720 | 32% | 2.92 | 7.56 | 2,986 | 1,153 | |
| West Ward | WW | 10,530 | 39% | 1.95 | 5.05 | 5,400 | 2,085 | |
City of Easton | 26,890 | |||||||
| Sources[24][25] | ||||||||
Easton's Historic Downtown District lies directly at the confluence of the north banks of theLehigh River and west banks of theDelaware River. Downtown adjoins each of the three other districts to the north, west, and south. Downtown continues west to Sixth Street and north toUS Route 22.
College Hill is located north of downtown, starting north ofUS Route 22. This neighborhood is home ofLafayette College, a liberal arts and engineering institution.
The South Side district lies south of the Lehigh River.
The West Ward district is located west of downtown and encompasses much of west side Easton between Sixth and Fifteenth Streets.
Under theKöppen climate classification, Easton falls within either ahot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) if the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm is used or ahumid subtropical climate (Cfa) if the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm is used. Summers are usually hot and very muggy, averaging in the mid-80s during the day, though the high humidity makes it feel much warmer. Fall and spring months are typically mild, offering many days in the mid-60s, as well as stronger winds. Winters are usually very cold and produce about 30 inches of snow. The localhardiness zone is 6b.
| Climate data for Easton | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) | 81 (27) | 87 (31) | 93 (34) | 97 (36) | 100 (38) | 105 (41) | 100 (38) | 99 (37) | 93 (34) | 80 (27) | 72 (22) | 105 (41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36 (2) | 40 (4) | 49 (9) | 61 (16) | 72 (22) | 80 (27) | 84 (29) | 82 (28) | 75 (24) | 64 (18) | 53 (12) | 41 (5) | 61 (16) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19 (−7) | 22 (−6) | 29 (−2) | 39 (4) | 48 (9) | 58 (14) | 63 (17) | 61 (16) | 53 (12) | 41 (5) | 33 (1) | 24 (−4) | 41 (5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −15 (−26) | −12 (−24) | −5 (−21) | 12 (−11) | 28 (−2) | 39 (4) | 46 (8) | 41 (5) | 30 (−1) | 21 (−6) | 3 (−16) | −8 (−22) | −15 (−26) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.03 (77) | 2.80 (71) | 3.39 (86) | 3.56 (90) | 4.14 (105) | 4.31 (109) | 4.95 (126) | 3.69 (94) | 4.62 (117) | 3.88 (99) | 3.50 (89) | 3.58 (91) | 42.45 (1,078) |
| Source: Weather Channel | |||||||||||||
Easton operates a mayor-on-council city government. Residents elect a city controller, six city councilpersons (three at large and three district), and a mayor who is chairman and a voting member of the city council. All these officials are elected to four-year terms.[27][28] The incumbent mayor,DemocratSalvatore J. Panto, Jr., was reelected to his fourth consecutive term in 2019; he previously served two terms as Easton mayor from 1984 to 1992.[29][30]
Easton is part ofPennsylvania's 7th congressional district, represented in theU.S. House of Representatives currently by RepublicanRyan Mackenzie, who was first elected to the office in 2024.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1790 | 708 | — | |
| 1800 | 1,045 | 47.6% | |
| 1810 | 1,657 | 58.6% | |
| 1820 | 2,370 | 43.0% | |
| 1830 | 3,529 | 48.9% | |
| 1840 | 4,865 | 37.9% | |
| 1850 | 7,250 | 49.0% | |
| 1860 | 8,944 | 23.4% | |
| 1870 | 10,987 | 22.8% | |
| 1880 | 11,924 | 8.5% | |
| 1890 | 14,481 | 21.4% | |
| 1900 | 25,238 | 74.3% | |
| 1910 | 28,523 | 13.0% | |
| 1920 | 33,813 | 18.5% | |
| 1930 | 34,468 | 1.9% | |
| 1940 | 33,589 | −2.6% | |
| 1950 | 35,632 | 6.1% | |
| 1960 | 31,955 | −10.3% | |
| 1970 | 29,450 | −7.8% | |
| 1980 | 26,027 | −11.6% | |
| 1990 | 26,276 | 1.0% | |
| 2000 | 26,263 | 0.0% | |
| 2010 | 26,800 | 2.0% | |
| 2020 | 28,127 | 5.0% | |
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As of the 2010 census, the city was 67.2% White, 16.8% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.4% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian, and 4.9% were two or more races. 19.9% of the population were of Latino ancestry.[34] As of the 2000 census,[35] there were 26,263 people, 9,544 households, and 5,735 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,168.4 inhabitants per square mile (2,381.6/km2). There were 10,545 housing units at an average density of 2,476.7 per square mile (956.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 78.48%White, 12.71%African American, 0.24%Native American, 1.66%Asian, 0.11%Pacific Islander, 3.67% fromother races, and 3.13% from two or more races.Latino orLatino of any race were 9.79% of the population. The increase in Latinos—from less than 10% of the population in the 2000 census, to nearly 20% in the 2010 census, is a significant change in the city's demographics. The growth in Latino residents is similar to increases inAllentown andBethlehem, the Valley's two largest cities.
There were 9,544 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% weremarried couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,162, and the median income for a family was $38,704. Males had a median income of $32,356 versus $23,609 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $15,949. About 12.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
| Easton | |
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| Crime rates* (2008) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 7.7 |
| Rape | 49.9 |
| Robbery | 299.2 |
| Aggravated assault | 245.5 |
| Total violent crime | 602.2 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 602.1 |
| Larceny-theft | 3,068.4 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 253.2 |
| Arson | 42.2 |
| Total property crime | 3,923.8 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. 2008 population: 26,072 Source:2008 FBI UCR Data | |
Easton Area School District serves public school students from Easton,Forks Township,Palmer Township,Martins Creek to the north. As of the 2000 census, the combined population of the municipalities in the Easton Area School District was 53,554.
The school district has seven elementary schools: Cheston, Forks, March, Palmer, Paxinosa, Shawnee, and Tracy for grades K-5, Easton Area Middle School Campus (in Forks Township) for grades 6–8, andEaston Area High School (in Easton) for grades 9–12. Total student enrollment in the school district is approximately 8,289 students in all grades as of 2020–21.
Easton Area High School is known[36] for its long-standing athletic rivalry withPhillipsburg High School in neighboringPhillipsburg, New Jersey. The two teams play an annual football game onThanksgiving Day that is considered one of the largest and longest-standing rivalries in Americanhigh school football. In 2006, the rivalry marked its 100th anniversary.[36] The game, which was broadcast onESPN, was won by Easton. In 2009, Easton was the location of theGatorade REPLAY Game in which the 1993 teams from the Easton vs. Phillipsburg game met again following their 7–7 tie in 1993. The REPLAY Game was won by Phillipsburg, 27–12.[37]
Easton Area High School competes in theEastern Pennsylvania Conference, which includes the 12 largest high schools in theLehigh Valley andPoconos and is one of the nation's most elite high school athletic conferences. Easton holds the third most conference championships in all sports, behind onlyParkland High School andEmmaus High School.[38] Easton is also home toNotre Dame High School, aCatholic school.
Easton is the home of one four-year college,Lafayette College, which was established in 1826. Lafayette is located in Easton's College Hill section and is home to 2,514 undergraduate students as of the 2022–2023 academic year.[39] In 2017,U.S. News & World Report ranked Lafayette as the nation's 36th bestliberal arts college.[39]
Prior to theAmerican Civil War, Easton was also home toUnion Law School, which was founded in 1846 but struggled soon after the death of its founder, Judge Washington McCartney, a decade later, in 1856. While at least two students, futureU.S. RepresentativePhilip Johnson andWisconsin state senatorRobert L. D. Potter, attended the school, a historian in 2000 described Union Law School as not being able to sustain itself after McCartney's death, writing that the school was "a one-man operation that died with him."[40]
Easton has a long history of involvement with arts and culture, encompassing both the promotion of artistic and cultural events and serving as the home or birthplace of many notable artists. The city is home to the State Theatre Center for the Arts, a restored 1920s vaudeville and movie palace[41] that now hosts concerts, theatrical productions, and exhibitions. It is also home to theSigal Museum, a history museum that grew out of the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society.[42] Alongside long-standing institutions such as the Arts Community of Easton (ACE)[43] and the Karl Stirner Arts Trail,[44] a range of smaller galleries and community organizations[45] contribute to the city's cultural life. Local and visiting artists regularly present work in Easton, and the city has become a subject of artistic interpretation in photography, painting, and literature.
The city and surrounding area have produced notable musicians such as guitaristGreg Howe[46] and jazz pianistMulgrew Miller,[47] as well as dancers likeJennie Somogyi, who trained in classical ballet and, after an injury, opened a ballet school in Easton.[48] Easton's visual arts scene includes historical artists such as fraktur artistJohannes Ernst Spangenberg, known as the Easton Bible Artist,[49] painters such as Frederick Knecht Detwiller,[50] and documentary photographer Ed Eckstein.[51] Photographer Peter Ydeen created a comprehensive photographic documentation of Easton at night, capturing its streets and urban landscapes in his seriesEaston Nights.[52]Karl Stirner, the namesake of the Karl Stirner Arts Trail, maintained a large Ferry Street warehouse that served as both a studio and the center of artist engagement in Easton.[53]
Easton is the home of 27 interactive children's attractions, and theNational Canal Museum, which focuses on the region's canal history, and theCrayola Experience, which is owned byCrayola LLC, formerly known as Binney & Smith, a major toy manufacturer based in nearbyForks Township. The global headquarters forVictaulic is based in nearby Forks Township. Easton also was once the home ofDixie Cup Corporation, manufacturer of Dixie Cups and other consumer products.Majestic Athletic, longtime provider ofMajor League Baseball uniforms prior to the 2019 season, is headquartered in nearbyPalmer Township.
TheLehigh Valley Railroad,Central Railroad of New Jersey, which uses theLehigh and Susquehanna Railroad,Lehigh and Hudson River Railway, andConrail are major defunct railroads that operated in Easton.Norfolk Southern Railway is now the only railroad in Easton.
Easton's daily newspaper isThe Express-Times.The Morning Call, based inAllentown, also is read in the city. Easton is part of the Philadelphiamedia market but also receives numerous radio and television channels fromNew York City and the smallerScranton-Wilkes-Barre media market to the northwest.
Two television stations are based in the Easton area:PBS member stationWLVT Channel 39 inBethlehem and independent stationWFMZ Channel 69 inAllentown.
Five radio stations are based in Easton:WEEX, asports radio station broadcasting at 1230 AM,WODE-FM "The Hawk", aclassic rock station broadcasting at 99.9 FM,WCTO "Cat Country 96", acountry music station broadcasting on 96.1 FM,WJRH, aLafayette College college radio station broadcasting at 104.9 FM, andWEST "Loud Radio", arhythmic contemporary radio station broadcasting at 99.5 FM.WDIY-FM, aNational Public Radio affiliate located in Bethlehem, maintains atranslator in Easton and broadcasts at 93.9 FM.
Two national magazines,Runner's World andBicycling, are based in Easton.[54]
Easton was once served only by the215area code from 1947 when theNorth American Numbering Plan of theBell System went into effect until 1994. In response to southeastern Pennsylvania's growing telecommunication demand, Easton telephone exchanges were switched toarea code 610 in 1994. Anoverlay area code, 484, was added to the 610 service area in 1999.[55]
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As of 2017, there were 72.75 miles (117.08 km) of public roads in Easton, of which 13.45 miles (21.65 km) were maintained by thePennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 59.36 miles (95.53 km) were maintained by the city.[56]
Interstate 78 is the most prominent highway passing through Easton. It briefly passes through the southeastern corner of the city on an east–west alignment, but the nearest interchange is in adjacent Williams Township.U.S. Route 22 is the main highway through central Easton, following the Lehigh Valley Thruway along an east–west alignment.Pennsylvania Route 33 briefly crosses the far southwestern corner of Easton, but the nearest interchange is in Bethlehem Township.Pennsylvania Route 611 follows a north–south route along the east side of the city adjacent to theDelaware River. Finally,Pennsylvania Route 248 begins at the junction of PA 611 and US 22 and heads westward along surface streets.
Major east−west roads (from north to south) in Easton include Corriere Road, Zucksville Road, Northwood Avenue, Lafayette Street, Hackett Avenue, Northampton Street, Butler Street (known asWilliam Penn Highway west ofWilson, then as Easton Avenue nearingBethlehem), Freemansburg Avenue, and Canal Street. Major north−south roads (from west to east) in Easton include Farmersville Road, Stones Crossing Road, Greenwood Avenue, 25th Street, Bushkill Drive, 13th Street, Centre Street,Sullivan Trail, Richmond Road, 3rd Street (known as Smith Avenue south of theLehigh River, then as Philadelphia Road farther south), Cattell Street, Riverside Drive, and Delaware Drive (PA Route 611).
Air transport to and from Easton is available throughLehigh Valley International Airport, which is located approximately 11 miles (18 km) west of the city, inHanover Township.Braden Airpark, also known as Easton Airport, is a smaller airport located about three nautical miles north of Easton's central business district.
Local bus transportation is provided byLANta, which serves Lehigh and Northampton counties. TheEaston Intermodal Transportation Center in downtown Easton serves as a hub for LANTA buses.NJ Transit provides bus service from Center Square in Easton toPhillipsburg andPohatcong in New Jersey along the890 and891 routes.[57]Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service to Easton, stopping at the Easton Intermodal Transportation Center.Trans-Bridge Lines provides regular bus service toNew York City.
Easton has no passenger rail service. Until 1983, NJ Transit'sRaritan Valley Line terminated at Phillipsburg, across theDelaware River from Easton. The line now terminates atHigh Bridge, New Jersey, roughly 20 miles (32 km) to the east. Under NJT's I-78 Corridor study, this service would be restored. The formerLehigh Valley Railroad main line, theLehigh Line, travels through Easton, and is owned by theNorfolk Southern Railway.
Electricity in Easton is provided byAkron, Ohio-basedFirstEnergy.[58][59] Natural gas service in Easton is provided byKing of Prussia, Pennsylvania-basedUGI Corporation.[60][61] The city's Public Works department provides water, sewer service, and trash and recycling collection to Easton.[62] Easton's water supply comes from theDelaware River. The city's water is treated at a filtration plant along the Delaware River and then stored in reservoirs and delivered to customers. Easton Suburban Water Authority serves suburban areas outside of Easton and purchases water from the city's Public Works Department.[63] The city's Public Works department contracts with Raritan Valley Disposal for trash and recycling collection in Easton.[64]
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