New Tripoli, Pennsylvania

New Tripoli
census-designated place
Skyline of New Tripoli
Location within Lehigh county Location within Lehigh county
New Tripoli Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lehigh
Population (2010)
• Total	898
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	18066
Area code(s)	610 Exchange: 756

New Tripoli (/ˌnjuː trɪˈpoʊli/ NEW-tri-POH-lee) is a census-designated place in Lynn Township, in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 898 residents.

The village is located at the intersection of Madison Street and Pennsylvania Route 143 near Pennsylvania Route 309 in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. The pronunciation of New Tripoli should be pronounced with the stress on the third syllable as many foreigners make the mistake of stressing the second syllable which will often be corrected by a native and sometimes received with offence. New Tripoli is ZIP Code 18066, in Area Code 610 Exchange 756.

The village is served by Northwestern Lehigh School District.

External links

• "Lehigh County: Local History" at LehighCounty.org, includes several references to New Tripoli.
• "Lynn-Heidelberg Historial Society" at http://www.lynnheidelberg.org/, includes several references, local events and photos of New Tripoli.
• "New Tripoli separates natives from visitors" at mcall.com, explores the history of the town's unusual pronunciation.