Cementon, Pennsylvania, 2012
Cementon’s story
135 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
- 1891Cementon is settled
CementonPA
A town settled in 1891, now home to 1,454 people.
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,454
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$276K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
53.6
years
Jobs based here
127
A commuter town
Is Cementon a good place to live?
Cementon’s median age is 53.6 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cementon. We don’t grade Cementon yet; the figures below are still real.
Small town
1,454 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
NorthamptonWhitehall TownshipEgyptCementon
Nearby attractions
All 259 attractions →Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 55 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cementon. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
6 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
16 mi Park & preserveLehigh River9 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
39 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
28 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearSources: 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 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
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Getting set up
Moving to Cementon: who provides what
Cementon is unincorporated, so Lehigh County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNorthampton Boro Muni Auth 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 code1805218052 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 Cementon.
Work & commute
Most of Cementon’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. For Cementon, the mean commuting time is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Allentown (11%), Upper Macungie Township (8%) and Whitehall Township (8%). 3.2% of Cementon residents live below the poverty line.
0%work in town
| Cementon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Cementon0%
Allentown11%
Upper Macungie Township8%
Whitehall Township8%
Bethlehem7%
9 mi
median commute distance
127
jobs based in Cementon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Cementon has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 20°, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–41°
Spring38–62°
Summer60–84°
Fall42–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Cementon: inland flooding
FEMA puts 55% of Cementon’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Cementon is
Nearly a fifth of adults in Cementon binge drink; 32% have high blood pressure. Against the Pennsylvania average, Cementon comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 2. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%.
| Cementon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better23 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Cementon | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
Lehigh Valley Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
In Cementon, 3.7% of the land is conserved
Trails run 0.6 miles in 1 park or preserve. The trail network density in Cementon is 0.9 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 14 acres.
3.7%conserved
| Cementon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
3.7%
conserved · 16 of 427 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cementon Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
A home in Cementon sells for about $308K at the median
In Cementon, nearly two thirds of households own their home. The town’s going rate for rent is $1,181 a month.
$308Kmedian sale price
| Cementon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,181 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cementon
17pages on Cementon
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Cementon
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schnecksville5.1 mi$5,280 in-state tuitionMuhlenberg CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Allentown6.3 mi$62,805 tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyUniversity or college · Public · Center Valley10.7 mi$15,208 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Cementon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Cementon for work
Where Cementon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
127jobs based in Cementon
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cementon
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Cementon is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The town is in Whitehall Township, 7 miles (11 km) north of Allentown. As of the 2020 census, the population of Cementon was 1,657. Cementon 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 2020. It uses the Whitehall Township ZIP Code of 18052.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
Questions about Cementon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cementon, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Cementon yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Cementon, PA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Americus Gabe Lancione and William Eckensberger.