The Two Rivers area of the Lehigh Valley is in eastern Pennsylvania at the fork of the Lehigh and Delaware Rivers, just west of the New Jersey State line. The Lehigh Valley encompasses both Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

With this prime location in the heart of the Mid-Atlantic States, residents have easy access to several metropolitan areas. Philadelphia is 62 miles to the south, New York City is 75 miles to the east and Pennsylvania’s capital, Harrisburg, is 85 miles to the west. Baltimore, Maryland is 162 miles to the south.

Interstate 78 runs through Easton, providing access to New York City, Newark, New Jersey and Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Highway 33 provides quick access to I-78, I-80 and, via Highway 209, to I-84. The Pennsylvania Turnpike NE Extension- I-476 is five miles west of Northampton County, providing access to Philadelphia and I-95, southeast Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and, via I-380, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area.

Pennsylvania Highway 22, a limited access roadway known as the Lehigh Valley Expressway, connects Phillipsburg, New Jersey to the westernmost portion of the Lehigh Valley. Lehigh Valley International Airport, 11 miles west of Easton, offers direct and connecting flights to major U.S. and foreign cities.

Commuters to New York City, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and Harrisburg enjoy modern, efficient transportation provided by Greyhound Bus Lines, Trans-Bridge Lines and others. Sixteen Trans-Bridge buses offer daily commuter service to New York City from the Easton Bus Terminal. Trans-Bridge also offers service to Newark and JFK airports.

LANTA, the Lehigh and Northampton Transit Authority, provides local bus service for Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and other communities. Reduced rates are available for handicapped riders and those 65 and older.

Freight train service is provided by Conrail. An inter-modal (rail-truck) facility is located between Bethlehem and Easton.

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