Local servicesHospitalLehigh Valley Hospital - Carbon3.0 miPost officeAshfield Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Penn Township Municipal Building2.7 miPoliceEast Penn Township Police Department2.7 miFire stationEast Penn Township Volunteer Fire Company District 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryEast Penn Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLehigh Carbon Community College - Main Campus9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE17 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL67 miInterstateI-4762.9 miUS highwayUS 2093.8 miAmtrakPaoli, PA PAO52 miCoachAllentown - Wescosville, PA (Bus parking zone at Allentown Service Plaza (North Side). For toll-free access, use the employee entrance driveway off COurBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18212 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:31 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:23 am – 4:38 pm
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People62 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.823 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F52 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month September27 in of snow a year, on about 11 days4 days above 90°F, 132 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lehighton 1ssw station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBake Oven Knobpeak · 1.9 miMahoning Hillspeak · 2.1 miParryville Lakelake · 3.9 miSand Spring Lakelake · 4.9 miBowman Islandisland · 4.1 miCraigs Island (historical)island · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSgl 217state recreation area · under a mile · 8,494 acresCarbon County Parkpark · under a mileBowmanstown Borough Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 62 acresBeltzville State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 1,045 acresBeltzville Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.7 mi · 3,611 acresSgl 141state recreation area · 7.7 mi · 16,570 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199435 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Aug 200334 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarbon County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025260 of 361 days measured100 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lehigh County, PA, 13 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterChestnut Ridge MHPserves 152 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation558 ft170 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
