Editing Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Hill to Hill Bridge, Bethlehem PA 02.JPG|thumb|[[Hill to Hill Bridge]] crossing the [[Lehigh River]], connects North Bethlehem with [[South Bethlehem Downtown Historic District|South Bethlehem]]]]
[[File:South Bethlehem PA View 01.JPG|thumb|[[South Bethlehem Downtown Historic District|South Bethlehem]] in September 2013]]
[[File:Lehigh River Bethlehem.jpg|thumb|The [[Lehigh River]] in Bethlehem in January 2007]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|19.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|19.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (0.88%) is water. Because large volumes of water were required in the [[steelmaking]] process, the city purchased <span style="white-space:nowrap">{{convert|22,000|acre}}</span> of land in the [[Pocono Mountains]], where its water is stored in reservoirs. The [[Lehigh River]], a tributary of the [[Delaware River|Delaware]], flows through Bethlehem. [[Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River tributary)|Monocacy]] and [[Saucon Creek]]s empty into the Lehigh River in Bethlehem.

Bethlehem is approximately {{convert|50|mi|km}} north of [[Philadelphia]] and about {{convert|80|mi|km}} west of [[New York City]].

=== Climate ===
Bethlehem has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). Summers are typically hot and humid, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold. Precipitation is distributed fairly uniformly throughout the year, with thunderstorms in the summer, showers in spring and fall, and snow in winter. The average high temperature varies widely, from {{convert|37|°F|°C}} in January to {{convert|85|°F|°C}} in July. The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|105|°F|°C}}, while the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-16|°F|°C}}.

Bethlehem falls under the [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] 6b Plant [[hardiness zone]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url      = http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#
 |title      = USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
 |author      = Agricultural Research Center, PRISM Climate Group Oregon State University
 |website      = USDA
 |access-date      = February 24, 2014
 |url-status      = dead
 |archive-url      = https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032333/http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
 |archive-date      = February 27, 2014
 |df      = mdy-all
 }}</ref>

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Bethlehem
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 72
|year record high F= 105
|Jan high F = 37
|Feb high F = 40
|Mar high F = 49
|Apr high F = 61
|May high F = 72
|Jun high F = 80
|Jul high F = 85
|Aug high F = 82
|Sep high F = 75
|Oct high F = 64
|Nov high F = 53
|Dec high F = 41
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 21
|Feb low F = 22
|Mar low F = 29
|Apr low F = 39
|May low F = 48
|Jun low F = 58
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 61
|Sep low F = 53
|Oct low F = 41
|Nov low F = 33
|Dec low F = 24
|year low F=
|Jan record low F = −16
|Feb record low F = −12
|Mar record low F = −5
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 31
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 3
|Dec record low F = −9
|year record low F= −16
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.03
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.80
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.39
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.56
|May precipitation inch = 4.14
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.31
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.95
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.69
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.62
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.88
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.58
|year precipitation inch= 45.45
|source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref>{{cite web|title=Monthly Averages for Bethlehem, PA|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/USPA0125|access-date=August 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305081702/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/USPA0125|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|date=August 2013
}}

=== Neighborhoods ===
Bethlehem is divided into five main areas: [[Central Bethlehem Historic District|Center City]], West Side, East Side, [[South Bethlehem Downtown Historic District|South Side]], and North Side. The West Side is located in [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh County]] and the other four neighborhoods are in [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]].
* Center City is bounded by [[Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River tributary)|Monocacy Creek]] to the west, Dewberry Ave. to the North, and Stefko Boulevard to the east.
* The West Side begins at the city's western border with [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]] and continues east to the Monocacy Creek and north to [[Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Hanover Township]].
**The Mount Airy Neighborhood is bounded by Pennsylvania Ave to the west, West Broad St to the north, 2nd Avenue to the east, and the [[Lehigh River]] to the south.
* The East Side is bordered to the west by Center City and to the east by Bethlehem Township and [[Freemansburg, Pennsylvania|Freemansburg]]. The East Side includes the [[Pembroke Village]] area.
* The South Side's borders are [[Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania|Fountain Hill]] to the west, the [[Lehigh River]] to the north, [[South Mountain (Eastern Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]] to the south, and [[Hellertown, Pennsylvania|Hellertown]] to the east.
* The North Side begins above Dewberry Ave and extends up Route 191 (Linden Ave) to Oakland Road, where the city and township divide is. Northside extends as far West as Monocacy Creek on Macada Road and as far East as Easton Ave and Stefko Blvd. intersection. 'North Side' refers more to a cultural division than an actual boundary.