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Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County occupies the southern anthracite region between the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, anchored by Lehighton, Palmerton, and the tourist borough of Jim Thorpe. Growth splits between retail along Route 443 in Mahoning Township and second-home lots in Penn Forest Township, where the Turnpike Northeast Extension interchange at Route 903 and the platted lake-community subdivisions shape what a buyer is actually acquiring.
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Carbon County at a glance
- 66,000Population (2025)
- Jim ThorpeCounty seat
- 381 sq miLand area
- 173 / sq miDensity
- $68,000Median household income
- $210,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 23
- School Boundaries - High: 1
- School Boundaries: 5
- Zoning: 150
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Emergency Services: 56
- Flood Zones: 2
- HUD: 5
- House Districts: 3
- Opportunity Zones: 2
- Parks & Golf: 39
- Schools: 24
- Senate Districts: 1
- Soils: 206
- Voter Precincts: 51
- Wetlands: 5
- Zip Codes: 29
Cities and towns in Carbon County
Banks Township, Beaver Meadows Borough, Bowmanstown Borough, East Penn Township, East Side Borough, Franklin Township, Jim Thorpe Borough, Kidder Township, Lansford Borough, Lausanne Township, Lehigh Township, Lehighton Borough, Lower Towamensing Township, Mahoning Township, Nesquehoning Borough, Packer Township, Palmerton Borough, Parryville Borough, Penn Forest Township, Summit Hill Borough, Towamensing Township, Weatherly Borough, Weissport Borough.
Neighboring counties
- Luzerne County, PA · map
- Monroe County, PA · map
- Lehigh County, PA · map
- Northampton County, PA · map
- Schuylkill County, PA · map