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Population (year 2000): 5,537. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,523 (-0.3% change)
Males: 2,578 (46.6%), Females: 2,959 (53.4%)
Carbon County
Zip code:
18235
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $28,566 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,900 (year 2000)
Races in Lehighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.0%), United States
(14.6%), Irish (6.9%), Dutch (6.2%), Italian (4.7%), English
(2.6%).
Elevation: 570 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lehighton
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lehighton borough
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 11.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -482 (-8.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Lehighton:
- GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (11TH &
HAMILTON STS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lehighton:
- PALMERTON HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PALMERTON, PA)
- ST LUKE'S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
COALDALE, PA)
- NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR KIDS IN CRISES (about 17
miles; OREFIELD, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lehighton:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 35 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 36
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lehighton:
- JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 4 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA;
ID: 22N)
- BELTZVILLE (about 6 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 14N)
- FLYING M AERODROME (about 7 miles; GERMANSVILLE, PA;
ID: P91)
College/University in Lehighton:
- ARNER FLYING SERVICE (Location: 1001 COAL ST;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lehighton:
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 21 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 21 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
Public high school in Lehighton:
- LEHIGHTON AREA HS (Students: 778; Grades: 09
- 12)
Private high school in Lehighton:
- LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHR SCH (Students: 21;
Location: 1349 GREEN STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lehighton:
- LEHIGHTON AREA MS (Students: 797; Grades: 05
- 08)
- TOWAMENSING EL SCH (Students: 387; Grades: KG
- 06)
- FRANKLIN EL SCH (Students: 307; Grades: KG -
04)
- SHULL-DAVID EL SCH (Students: 247; Grades: KG
- 04)
- EAST PENN EL SCH (Students: 162; Grades: KG -
04)
- MAHONING EL SCH (Students: 160; Grades: KG -
04)
Private primary/middle school in Lehighton:
- SS PETER - PAUL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 131;
Location: 307 COAL STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Lehighton:
- LEHIGHTON AREA MEM LIBRARY (Operating income:
$104,659; Location: 124 NORTH ST; 21,173 books; 740
audio materials; 325 video materials; 56 serial
subscriptions)
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