DeSales University, Pennsylvania

About DeSales University

Set in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, DeSales University is a small unincorporated community.

DeSales University holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.6 square miles.

📰 DeSales University News Today

• Men’s Track & Field Competes at Widener Schuylkill Showdown DeSales University Athletics · Feb 2
• DeSales University hosts second Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Pennsylvania | PHOTOS The Morning Call · Mar 4
• Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival presents Ken Ludwig’s Moriarty Lehigh Valley Public Radio · Jun 18
• The curtain rises: Pa. Shakespeare Festival takes stage at DeSales University WFMZ.com · May 27
• Softball Drops Two at FDU-Florham DeSales University Athletics · Apr 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes DeSales University Unique

• The only place in America named DeSales University — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in DeSales University

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in DeSales University

• Copperhead Grill — american
• Diana's Catering & Gourmet Market (café)
• Kim's Kitchen — korean
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Ye Olde Spring Valley Tavern — american
• Komé
• La Borgata Pizzeria — pizza
• Melt
• Red Robin — burger
• Top Cut — steak house

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in DeSales University

• Bauder Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Benckini Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hopewell Park reviews ★
• Hopewell Park Rose Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Peppermint Road Park reviews ★
• Saucon Valley Country Club reviews ★
• Tocik/Conmy Recreation Area reviews ★
• Upper Saucon Township Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in DeSales University

• Hopewell El Sch
• Southern Lehigh MS
• Southern Lehigh SHS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of DeSales University

🏘️ Nearby Communities