Lynn Township, Pennsylvania

Lynn Township
Township
A farm in Lynn Township, 2008
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Elevation	584 ft (178.0 m)
Coordinates	40°40′06″N 75°52′35″W / 40.66833°N 75.87639°W / 40.66833; -75.87639Coordinates: 40°40′06″N 75°52′35″W / 40.66833°N 75.87639°W / 40.66833; -75.87639
Area	41.7 sq mi (108.0 km2)
- land	41.4 sq mi (107 km2)
- water	0.3 sq mi (1 km2), 0.72%
Population	3,849 (2000)
Density	92.9/sq mi (35.9/km2)
Incorporated	1753
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610 & 484
Location of Lynn Township in Lehigh County
Location of Lynn Township in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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Lynn Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state. The largest township by area in Lehigh County, it is the most rural and least densely populated township in the county.

The population of Lynn Township was 3,849 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.7 square miles (107.9 km²), of which, 41.4 square miles (107.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (0.50%) is water. It is in the Delaware watershed and drained by the Ontelaunee Creek and Maiden Creek into the Schuylkill River, except for the area near the boundary with Weisenberg Township that is drained by the Switzer Creek via the Jordan Creek into the Lehigh River. Blue Mountain separates it from Schuylkill County in the north.

Its villages include Jacksonville, Lochland (also in Heidelberg Township,) Lynnville, Lynnport, New Tripoli (pronounced nu trih-PO-lee) Stines Corners (also in Weisenberg,) and Wanamakers. Its numbered routes include 143, 309, and 863. Other local roads of note include Kistler Valley Road/Holbens Valley Road, Mountain Road/Mosserville Road, Owl Valley Road, Schochary Road, and Sechler Road.