Bethlehem is a city in Northampton and Lehigh Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bethlehem had a total population of 75,781, making it the second-largest city in the Lehigh Valley after Allentown and the seventh-largest city in the state. Among its total population as of 2020, 55,639 were in Northampton County and 19,343 were in Lehigh County. The city is located along the Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River. Bethlehem lies in the geographic center of the Lehigh Valley, a metropolitan region of 731 sq mi with a population of 861,899 people as of the 2020 census that is Pennsylvania's third-most populous metropolitan area and the 68th-most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. Bethlehem borders Allentown to its west and is 48 miles north of Philadelphia and 72 miles west of New York City. There are four sections to the city: central Bethlehem, the south side, the east side, and the west side.

Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
County: Lehigh and Northampton
Founded: December 24, 1741
• Type: Mayor–council
• Mayor: J. William Reynolds (D)
Population (2020): 75,781
• Rank: 2nd in the Lehigh Valley, 8th in Pennsylvania
• Metro: 865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zone: EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−04:00)
ZIP Codes: 18015, 18016, 18017, 18018, and 18019
FIPS code: 42-06088
Primary airport: Lehigh Valley International Airport
Major hospital: Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
School district: Bethlehem Area
Official Website: https://www.bethlehem-pa.gov/
Wikidata description: city in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania, USA
Wikidata id: Q164380
Wikidata label: Bethlehem
Wikidata aliases: Array
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