Bethlehem

Summary

Bethlehem is a city of Pennsylvania^[1]. Bethlehem draws 3,892 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #10 of 54).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bethlehem is located in Lehigh County^[3].
• Bethlehem is located in Northampton County^[4].
• Bethlehem is in the country of United States^[5].
• Bethlehem is on the body of water Lehigh River^[6].
• Bethlehem's head of government is recorded as J. William Reynolds^[7].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as city of Pennsylvania^[8].
• Bethlehem's instance of is recorded as optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].
• Bethlehem's shares border with is recorded as Hanover Township^[10].
• Bethlehem is named after Bethlehem^[11].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Schwäbisch Gmünd^[12].
• Bethlehem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murska Sobota^[13].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18015^[14].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18016^[15].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18017^[16].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18018^[17].
• Bethlehem's postal code is recorded as 18020^[18].
• Bethlehem is part of Moravian Church Settlements^[19].
• Bethlehem's Commons category is recorded as Bethlehem, Pennsylvania^[20].
• Bethlehem's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[21].
• Bethlehem's local dialing code is recorded as 610^[22].
• 1741 marks the founding of Bethlehem^[23].
• Bethlehem's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.626111111111, 'lon': -75.375555555556}^[24].
• Bethlehem's official website is recorded as https://www.bethlehem-pa.gov/^[25].
• Bethlehem's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bethlehem, Pennsylvania^[26].
• Bethlehem has a population of {'amount': '+74982'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Bethlehem is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Lehigh County^[3], a county of Pennsylvania^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1812^[30] and Northampton County^[4], a county of Pennsylvania^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1752^[33]. Bethlehem is on the body of water Lehigh River^[6]. Bethlehem is part of Moravian Church Settlements^[19].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+50.380248'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+50.380265'}^[35]. Bethlehem sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+109'}^[36]. Population counts include {'amount': '+74982'}^[27], {'amount': '+75781'}^[37], and {'amount': '+19343'}^[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Pennsylvania^[8] and optional charter municipality of Pennsylvania^[9].

History and Context

1741 marks the founding of Bethlehem^[23]. Bethlehem is named after Bethlehem^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem Steel^[39], a business^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1857^[42].

Why It Matters

Bethlehem draws 3,892 Wikipedia views per month (city_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #10 of 54).^[2] Bethlehem has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Bethlehem is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Bethlehem include Bethlehem Steel^[39], a business^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1857^[42].