Berlinsville, Pennsylvania facts for kids
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Berlinsville, Pennsylvania
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Unincorporated community
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 Berlinsville, Pennsylvania
Location in Pennsylvania
Berlinsville, Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northampton |
| Township | Lehigh |
| Elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1169304 |
Berlinsville is an unincorporated community in Lehigh Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The village is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 248 and Pennsylvania Route 946.
The village is named for the Berlin family. Abraham Berlin, emigrated to Northampton County from the Palatinate region of Germany in 1738. Berlin settled in Easton, where he was blacksmith by trade and during the Revolutionary War served as chairman of the Northampton County Committee of Safety. Berlin's grandson, Abraham Berlin III, who was born in Easton in 1777, later settled in what is now Berlinsville.
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