Ancient Oaks

Geography

Ancient Oaks is located in southern Lehigh County at (40.535715, -75.590045), northwest of the center of Lower Macungie Township. Pennsylvania Route 100 forms the southwestern edge of the community; the highway leads southeast to Macungie and northwest the same distance to U.S. Route 222 between Breinigsville and Trexlertown. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ancient Oaks has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, are water. Little Lehigh Creek, a tributary of the Lehigh River and part of the Delaware River watershed, flows eastward through the village. Ancient Oaks uses the Macungie ZIP Code of 18062. The original subdivision was started in 1961 and completed in 1971. It was the first development of dense middle class housing in the Lehigh Valley. In 1972, Ancient Oaks West was started, made of single-family houses and townhomes. In 1985, Ancient Oaks South started, and construction lasted through 1989.

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Largest nearby schools

• Parkland HS
  High · Allentown · 3,220 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• William Allen HS
  High · Allentown · 2,852 students · 20.2:1 ratio
• Emmaus HS
  High · Emmaus · 2,846 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Louis E Dieruff HS
  High · Allentown · 1,915 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Whitehall HS
  High · Whitehall · 1,459 students · 16:1 ratio
• Executive Education Academy CS
  Other · Allentown · 1,368 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Springhouse MS
  Middle · Allentown · 1,344 students · 15.6:1 ratio
• Southern Lehigh SHS
  High · Center Valley · 1,056 students · 18.2:1 ratio