Local servicesHospitalSaint Luke's Hospital - Palmerton Campus5.1 miPost officeSlatedale Post Office1.4 miTown hallWashington Township Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceSlatington Police Department2.2 miFire stationStar Hose Company Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryPeters Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint John Neumann Regional School - Slatington Campus1.6 miCollegeLehigh Carbon Community College - Main Campus4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE12 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL63 miInterstateI-476under a mileUS highwayUS 2097.3 miAmtrakPaoli, PA PAO48 miCoachAllentown - Wescosville, PA (Bus parking zone at Allentown Service Plaza (North Side). For toll-free access, use the employee entrance driveway off COurBus12 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 18080 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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People11,489 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.14,658 householdsMedian household income $73,947Median home value $254,200Median rent $808 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,475 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 5,342 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 14%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%Average commute 31 minutes82% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksClover Hillpeak · 3.7 miHungary Hillpeak · 1.5 miSand Spring Lakelake · 2.7 miLehigh Carbon Community College - Main Campuscollege · 4.8 miTwin Lakeslake · 6.6 miBowman Islandisland · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEmerald Playgroundpark · under a mileSlatedale Playgroundrecreation area · 1.1 miSgl 217state recreation area · 3.2 mi · 8,494 acresBeltzville State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 1,045 acresBeltzville Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.4 mi · 3,611 acresSgl 141state recreation area · 11.8 mi · 16,570 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202446 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLehigh County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind 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, Lehigh County monitors, PA
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterSlatington Borough Water Sysserves 4,450 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation816 ft249 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
