Barn Style (1), 2012
Breinigsville’s story
196 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
- 1830Breinigsville is settled
BreinigsvillePA
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: CyberXRef · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
7,769
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$489K
+2.8% in a year
Household income
$121K
median
Median age
38.0
years
Jobs based here
2,392
A commuter town
Is Breinigsville a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Earl Adams Memorial Park, at 22 acres. We don’t grade Breinigsville yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Breinigsville stand out
Where Breinigsville beats most towns.
A growing town
Breinigsville has grown 81% from 2010 to 2020
4,138 counted in 2010 and 7,495 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Nearby attractions
All 259 attractions →Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 65 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Breinigsville. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
10 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
31 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
25 mi Park & preserveLehigh River21 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
26 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
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Getting set up
Moving to Breinigsville: who provides what
Breinigsville is unincorporated, so Lehigh County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLca Wlsa Central Division water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLehigh CountyLehigh County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLehigh County Board of ElectionsLehigh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP code1803118031 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Breinigsville.
Housing
The median rent in Breinigsville is higher than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
The share of households in Breinigsville who own their home is 92%, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (78%) and U.S. towns (73%). Values rose 2.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. Also worth knowing: homes sold in Breinigsville spent a median 6 days on the market.
$489KZillow home value
| Breinigsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,420 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Breinigsville$489K
Pennsylvania$287K
Market temperature
6
days on market
100.4%
sale-to-list price
+2.8%
value change, 1 year
6
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Breinigsville’s workers commute out
In Breinigsville, the average commute is 27 minutes. For most workers, Breinigsville is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 1,621, to 2,392. Its typical household income stands at $121,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
1%work in town
| Breinigsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Breinigsville1%
Upper Macungie Township16%
Allentown10%
South Whitehall Township6%
Lower Macungie Township5%
11 mi
median commute distance
2,392
jobs based in Breinigsville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Breinigsville’s year
A winter brings about 4 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 86°.
4″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–41°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Breinigsville has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Breinigsville than in 64% of U.S. communities. 3 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 2020. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 48% come from inland flooding and 29% from cold waves.
36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
3
paid flood claims since 2020
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
A smaller share of adults in Breinigsville have high blood pressure than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
18% of Breinigsville adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Breinigsville is ahead of Pennsylvania on 16 and behind on 1. Among adults here, 9.9% report frequent physical distress and 29% have obesity.
| Breinigsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
16 better9 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Breinigsville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.5% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.8% | 79.2% |
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
In Breinigsville, 7.3% of the land is conserved
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.6 miles. Breinigsville’s trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
7.3%conserved
| Breinigsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
7.3%
conserved · 158 of 2,148 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Earl Adams Memorial Park | 0.6 mi | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Breinigsville
16pages on Breinigsville
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Breinigsville
Cedar Crest CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Allentown6.9 mi$46,314 tuitionKutztown University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Kutztown8 mi$11,314 in-state tuitionLehigh Carbon Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schnecksville8.8 mi$5,280 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Breinigsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Breinigsville for work
Where Breinigsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,392jobs based in Breinigsville
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Breinigsville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Breinigsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 7,495. The town is part of Upper Macungie Township and is located approximately 11 miles (18 km) southwest of downtown Allentown and 8 miles (13 km) east of Kutztown. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 427 ft
- ZIP code
- 18031
Breinigsville’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Breinigsville.
TrexlertownUpper Macungie TownshipLower Macungie TownshipLongswamp TownshipBreinigsville
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breinigsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trexlertown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Macungie Township | #125 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Lower Macungie Township | #353 | A− | D | — | A− | A− |
| Longswamp Township | #385 | A− | B− | — | B | B+ |
Lower Macungie Township and Longswamp Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Breinigsville and Trexlertown aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Breinigsville with a neighbor →
Questions about Breinigsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Breinigsville, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Breinigsville yet; the figures below are still real.