Cherryville, PA

Cherryville is a Northampton County census-designated place in Lehigh Township, with 1,618 residents in the 2020 census. PA 248 runs through the village between Indianland and Pennsville, about three miles east of Walnutport and 12.5 miles north of Allentown. That route gives Cherryville a clear working map: a small village center along a state highway, with Lehigh Township farm roads and the Lehigh Valley’s larger cities close by. The old road still does most of the orienting. Cherryville was founded around 1804, and the name is tied to Cherry Row Lane, once lined with about 100 cherry trees.

The Lehigh Township Historical Society has restored a one-room schoolhouse, adding a local landmark to a place otherwise organized by roads and older homes. The ZIP code is shared with nearby rural communities, another clue that Cherryville operates as a crossroads more than a separate suburban district. It’s a small Lehigh Valley village with a long road and a very specific name.