Slatington is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.

In 1756, Benjamin Franklin reported to Governor Morris that he had procured boards and timber from Kern's sawmill.

In the 19th century two Welshmen, who recognized its properties and importance from being used in Europe, discovered slate.

Historically, structural iron, knit goods, and silk were manufactured in Slatington, and there were abundant slate quarries in the area.

The elevation varies from 345 feet (105 m) at the Lehigh River on the east side of town to 742 feet (226 m) atop a hill south of South Street, west of Pennsylvania Route 873.

Slatington is home to Victory Park, the location of the community pool, a disc golf course, and the Angelo J. Scarselletti Amphitheater.

These current council composition are as follows: President David Schnaars, VP Zachari Halkias, Council Members; Ronald Kratz, Kevin Steckel, Jeffrey Hausman, and Ryan Mayberry, Mayor Jeralyn Schoch, Manager, Treasurer, and Secretary Daniel Stevens, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Colleen Bresnak, Utility Clerk / Payroll Linda Christman, P/T Clerk Elizabeth Miller, and Solicitor Edmund J.

The single runway airport is used by local monoplane enthusiasts as well as hot-air ballooners.

[15] Since 2020 the airport has been home to an annual halloween hot air balloon show.

[16] At 2:25pm on August 21, 1988, James Raby Shea crashed his Stolp Starduster in a grove of trees about a quarter mile north of the runway after his engine failed shortly after takeoff but was uninjured.

[17] On October 13, 2013, a Cessna monoplane flipped on the Slatington runway, with the pilot receiving minor injuries.

[18] On July 31, 2022, Slatington was hit by an EF0 tornado, with the airport bearing the brunt of the damage.