Schnecksville, Pennsylvania

Schnecksville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in North Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.

His log home is still standing but has been moved approximately one-half mile from its original location.

Schnecksville is located in northern Lehigh County at 40°40′33″N 75°36′59″W / 40.67583°N 75.61639°W / 40.67583; -75.61639 (40.675741, -75.616260),[3] in the western part of North Whitehall Township.

Pennsylvania Route 309 runs through the middle of the community, leading south through Orefield 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 78 on the west side of Allentown.

To the northwest PA 309 leads through Pleasant Corners 24 miles (39 km) to Tamaqua.

Pennsylvania Route 873 begins at PA 309 in Schnecksville and leads north through Neffs 6 miles (10 km) to Slatington.

[2] Schnecksville sits on a ridge at an elevation of about 660 feet (200 m) above sea level.

In recent years, it has been held at the Schnecksville Fire Company on Pennsylvania Route 309, near the community's southern entrance.

The ancestry of its residents is as follows: German (47.0%), Irish (10.0%), Italian (9.8%), English (9.2%), Welsh (7.1%), and Slovak (6.1%).

Christmas lights at Lehigh Valley Zoo in Schnecksville, December 2020