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History · Old Orchard

Half of Old Orchard’s homes were built after 1968

Most of Old Orchard was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Old Orchard’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Old Orchard are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18945 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1992. Watch Old Orchard change.
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Start Old Orchard’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Old Orchard’s history is told.

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On the map

Old Orchard on the map, 1894 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Old Orchard. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Old Orchard on the 1894 USGS mapOld Orchard on the 1964 USGS mapOld Orchard on the 1972 USGS mapOld Orchard on the 1983 USGS mapOld Orchard on the 1992 USGS map1894Allentown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Old Orchard.

The story so far

Old Orchard, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Old Orchard yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Old Orchard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Palmer Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, Old Orchard had a total population of 2,434. Old Orchard is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,434 in 2010, 2,406 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Old Orchard

Nobody well known was born in Old Orchard itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James McKeen CattellAmerican psychologist · b. 1860
Jack ColemanAmerican actor and screenwriter · b. 1958
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Randall MunroeAmerican cartoonist, author and engineer · b. 1984
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Yvonne ZimaAmerican actress · b. 1989
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Carl Benjamin BoyerAmerican mathematician and historian · b. 1906
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Vanessa ZimaAmerican actress · b. 1986
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Palmer Township2 historic placesC+Easton12 historic placesA+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.