Easton is a city in Northampton County, located on the eastern Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, in the Northeastern United States. The population was 26,263 as of the 2000 census, (2008 estimate 26,080). It is the county seat of Northampton County.
Along with Allentown and Bethlehem, Easton is one of three primary cities that comprise the Lehigh Valley, the state's third most populous metropolitan area. Easton is the easternmost city of t...
more
Easton is a city in Northampton County, located on the eastern Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, in the Northeastern United States. The population was 26,263 as of the 2000 census, (2008 estimate 26,080). It is the county seat of Northampton County.
Along with Allentown and Bethlehem, Easton is one of three primary cities that comprise the Lehigh Valley, the state's third most populous metropolitan area. Easton is the easternmost city of the Lehigh Valley, sitting on the confluence of the Delaware River (which is the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border) and the Lehigh River, for which the Lehigh Valley is named. Easton is the smallest of the three Lehigh Valley cities, with approximately one-fourth of the population of the largest Lehigh Valley city, Allentown.
Easton is almost equidistant from Philadelphia, which is 60 miles (100 km) to the south, and New York City, which is 70 miles (110 km) to the east.
Air transport to and from Easton is available through Lehigh Valley...
less
