Welcome to the Borough of Emmaus

Emmaus, Pennsylvania is a quaint historic community of 12,000 nestled on the northern slope of South Mountain. It lies 50 miles north of Philadelphia and 20  miles west of the Delaware River. Formed in 1759 as a closed Moravian village    on land owned by the church, Emmaus was incorporated as a Pennsylvania borough a hundred years later in 1859.                                                                                 

 

 

                 

 

Emergency Notification System

 

Borough of Emmaus Emergency Notification System
Submit your phone number today!

The Borough of Emmaus is seeking phone numbers for all customers so that we can reach you in the event of a system emergency, such as a water quality problem or service disruption. Your information is for the Borough’s internal use only and will not be shared with anyone else!  As of May 2010, all water suppliers in Pennsylvania are required to have an auto-dial system in place that allows it to provide immediate notice to all customers of failures in the water system that pose a risk to public health.  

Click here to send your phone number to the Borough, or dial 610-965-9288 and ask for Paula.   Please make sure to include your address so that your records can be properly updated.  Your help is greatly appreciated. 

 

 

 

What’s New

 

The Borough offers a huge "Thanks" to all the Community members who volunteered across Emmaus and Upper Milford to clean up litter and other trash for the annual Earth Day Clean-Up which was held on April 21, 2012. There were over 300 volunteers registered for the event, which began at 8:00 a.m., at the Emmaus Community Park. After receiving assignments, volunteers went to approximately 17 of the Borough and Townships areas most in need of cleanup. The volunteers covered approximately 14.5 miles of roadway and 8.5 acres of parks. Assistance, equipment, and manpower were provided by the Joint EAC Committee as well as the Public Works Departments of both Emmaus and Upper Milford. The chairperson of the event was William Ahlert. All totaled, there were 250 bags of garbage, 35 bags of recyclables, and 2 pick-up trucks of tires and miscellaneous garbage collected and disposed of. 

 

The Borough of Emmaus is currently accepting letters of interest to serve on the Civil Service Commission, Environmental Advisory Council, Library Board, Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning Commission, and the Special Entertainment Commission.  Interested volunteers should complete the Board and Commision/Volunteer Information Sheet and forward it to: Borough Manager, 28 S. 4th Street, Emmaus, PA  18049. 

Board and Commission/Volunteer Information Sheet

2012 Compost Site Hours

Closed on Holidays:  Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day.

March 14th to May 5th: 

Wednesdays: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or dusk

Saturdays:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

May 7th to September 24th:

Mondays:  7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Wednesdays:  7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or dusk

Saturdays:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

September 26th to October 13th:

Wednesdays:  7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or dusk

Saturdays:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

October 15th to December 9th: 

(Leaf Collection)  Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri., 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Wednesdays:  7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or dusk

Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Please call 610-965-9288 with any questions.  Please visit the Recycling/Compost link at the upper left hand corner of this page for futher information about the Compost Site.