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Population (year 2000): 5,606. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,615 (+0.2% change)
Males: 2,645 (47.2%), Females: 2,961 (52.8%)
Northampton County
Zip code:
18055
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $39,651 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,700 (year 2000)
Races in Hellertown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (34.4%), Irish (12.8%),
Italian (8.4%), Polish (7.8%), Hungarian (7.3%), Slovak (6.4%).
Elevation: 290 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hellertown
- High school or higher: 82.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hellertown borough
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.1%
- Divorced: 8.8%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-1.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hellertown:
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 3 miles;
BETHLEHEM, PA)
- MUHLENBERG HOSPITAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
BETHLEHEM, PA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9
miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hellertown:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 44 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hellertown:
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 11 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: 1N9)
- QUAKERTOWN (about 11 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
- BRADEN AIRPARK (about 13 miles; EASTON, PA; ID: N43)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hellertown:
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 13 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Public high school in Hellertown:
- SAUCON VALLEY SHS (Students: 742; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hellertown:
- SAUCON VALLEY EL SCH (Students: 979; Grades:
KG - 05)
- SAUCON VALLEY MS (Students: 587; Grades: 06 -
08)
Private primary/middle school in Hellertown:
- ST THERESA SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location:
300 LEONARD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Hellertown:
- HELLERTOWN AREA LIBRARY (Operating income:
$108,762; Location: 409 CONSTITUTION AVE; 21,489 books;
1,259 audio materials; 1,045 video materials; 49 serial
subscriptions)
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