Directory of Heating Contractors in Easton, PA

About Easton

Easton is a city in Northampton County in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. The population was 26,263 as of the 2000 Census. Easton is the county seat of Northampton County. Along with Allentown and Bethlehem, Easton is one of three primary cities that comprise the Lehigh Valley region, 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 divides Pennsylvania and New Jersey) 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 Allentown. Easton is almost equidistant from Philadelphia, which is 60 miles to the south, and New York City, which is 70 miles to the east. The Lenape Native Americans originally referred to this place as "Lechauwitank", or "The Place at the Forks." Easton, settled in 1739 and founded in 1752, was selected as county seat, at least partially because it was as far as possible from the Moravians who were settled further up the Lehigh River at Bethlehem. Several Indian treaties were signed in Easton during the French and Indian War, contributing to the English conquest of the Ohio River Valley. North of downtown Easton is College Hill, the home of Lafayette College. South Easton, divided by the Lehigh River from the rest of the city, was a separate borough until 1898; it was settled initially by canal workers, and was later the home of several silk mills. The average winter high temperature in Easton is 34 degrees. The average summer high is 84 degrees.

PA Heating Contractors within 20 miles of Easton