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Industry

Macungie is the headquarters for the Allen Organ Company, a global manufacturer and distributor of organs. The primary manufacturing facility of Mack Trucks is located in neighboring Lower Macungie Township.

Education

Macungie is served by the East Penn School District. Emmaus High School in Emmaus serves grades nine through twelve. Eyer Middle School and Lower Macungie Middle School, both located in Macungie, serve grades six through eight. Students in kindergarten through grade five attend either Macungie Elementary School, Shoemaker Elementary School, or Willow Lane Elementary School. Salem Christian School, a private Christian school serving preschool through high school, is located in Macungie.

Transportation

As of 2022, there were of public roads in Macungie, of which were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and were maintained by the borough.

Pennsylvania Route 100 crosses Macungie southeast–northwest as Main Street. Other outlet streets include Church Street to the southwest, Chestnut Street to the southwest and east, Walnut and Lehigh streets east to Brookside Road, and Willow Lane to the north. LANta provides bus service to Macungie with LANtaFlex Route 501, which provides bus service through advance reservations and offers connections to fixed-route buses in Trexlertown, Emmaus, and at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on Cedar Crest Boulevard in Allentown.

Norfolk Southern's Reading Line passes through the town; a picnic pavilion known as the Macungie Train Watching Platform is located trackside on Main Street. The site was once the location of the Macungie station.

Recreation and local events

  • Bear Creek Mountain Resort, a locally popular ski resort, is located just west of Macungie in Longswamp Township
  • Das Awkscht Fescht, an antique car festival held annually the beginning of August in Macungie's Memorial Park
  • Macungie Flower Park, located on Main Street next to the Macungie train station, contains over 10,000 flowers
  • The Macungie Farmer's Market, held every Thursday evening between May and October in Macungie's Memorial Park
  • Wheels of Time, a hot rod and custom car show, is held annually in Macungie's Memorial Park the weekend prior to Labor Day weekend

Notable people

  • Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions
  • Michelle M. Marciniak, former University of South Carolina women's basketball coach and former WNBA professional basketball player, Portland Fire and Seattle Storm
  • Heather Parry, film and television producer, The House Bunny (2008), Pixels (2015), and A Star Is Born (2018)
  • Nicole Reinhart, former professional cyclist
  • Elsie Singmaster, former author
  • Kevin White, former professional football player, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, and San Francisco 49ers
  • Kyzir White, professional football player, San Francisco 49ers

References

  • Official website