Ackermanville, Pennsylvania

Summary

Ackermanville is a census-designated place located on PA Route 191 in Washington Township, Pennsylvania. As of the 2022 American Community Survey, the village's population was 280.[4] Ackermanville 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. It was named for the Ackerman family.

Ackermanville
Photo of Ackermanville along PA 191
Photo of Ackermanville along PA 191
Location of Ackermanville in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Location of Ackermanville in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Ackermanville is located in Pennsylvania
Ackermanville
Ackermanville
Location of Ackermanville in the state of Pennsylvania
Ackermanville is located in the United States
Ackermanville
Ackermanville
Ackermanville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°50′21″N 75°13′10″W / 40.83917°N 75.21944°W / 40.83917; -75.21944
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyNorthampton
TownshipWashington
Area
 • Census-designated place1.38 sq mi (3.56 km2)
 • Land1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population
 • Census-designated place572
 • Estimate 
(2022)[3]
280
 • Density417.52/sq mi (161.25/km2)
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
18013, 18072
Area codes610 and 484
FIPS code42-00244

In 1788, Henry Miller built a house, grist mill, and saw mill on a 560-acre that included the present-day village. Four years later, Miller sold the properties to John Ackerman, who had relocated to the region with his family from Bucks County. Ackerman had six sons, who built their own houses, and over time, other families settled here. In the early 1800s, the village was known as Ackermans Mill and from 1850 to circa 1870 as Ackermans.[5] It is not known when the present name came into use.

The village and surrounding area are drained by Martins Creek, which flows southward into the Delaware River. It is split between two ZIP Codes: Bangor, 18013, and Pen Argyl, 18072. Ackermanville previously had a post office with its own ZIP code, 18010, but the code was retired in 2016.[6]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020572
U.S. Decennial Census[7][8]

Education edit

The community is served by the Bangor Area School District. Students in grades nine through 12 attend Bangor Area High School in Bangor.

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Ackermanville,%20PA&t=Populations%20and%20People
  3. ^ https://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US4200244-ackermanville-pa/
  4. ^ "Census profile: Ackermanville, PA". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Wright, James; Wright, Wright (1988). Place Names of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Nazareth, Pennsylvania: J&L Wright. p. 1.
  6. ^ Zandi, Karl (February 2016). "Geography Note: U.S. - ZIP Code Update". Moody's Analytics. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.