DorneyvillePA
The town, home to 5,211 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Dorneyville a good place to live?
60% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Dorneyville, above both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Cedar Creek Parkway East, at 28 acres. We don’t grade Dorneyville yet; the figures below are still real.
Dorneyville has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
4,406 counted in 2010 and 4,850 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dorneyville.
Dorneyville faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Since 1978, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dorneyville. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. 58% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 19%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Dorneyville brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Dorneyville than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Allentown (13%), Salisbury Township (8%) and South Whitehall Township (7%). Employers in Dorneyville added 171 jobs between 2014 and 2024, to 2,917. Its median household income works out to $129,000.
| Dorneyville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
How healthy Dorneyville is
Dorneyville: 13% of adults report frequent mental distress. Among adults locally, 32% sleep under 7 hours and 30% have obesity.
| Dorneyville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Dorneyville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 12.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.2% of the land in Dorneyville is protected from building
Walkers can cover 0.5 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. For Dorneyville, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Together, the parks and preserves in Dorneyville cover 62 acres.
| Dorneyville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Creek Parkway East | 0.4 mi | 28 |
| 2. Lindberg Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Cedar Creek Parkway West | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Dorneyville sells for about $450K
Among households in Dorneyville, 93% are owner-occupiers. The rent at the middle of the market locally is $1,934 a month. On the market here: a median 14 days to sell.
| Dorneyville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,934 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Dorneyville
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dorneyville. Close and well known come first.
in town Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Big draw40 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
3 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
18 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
32 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
32 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, 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 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
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Moving to Dorneyville: who provides what
Dorneyville is unincorporated, so Lehigh County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Dorneyville
About 5 of every 100 Dorneyville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Dorneyville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Dorneyville is a census-designated place in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,850. Dorneyville is located just west of Allentown in South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township. It is located off Interstate 78 and is home to the northern terminus of U.S. Route 222. It is split between the Allentown ZIP Codes of 18103 and 18104. 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. Dorneyville is home to the Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park. The historic King George Inn, founded in 1756, also is located in Dorneyville.
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- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 384 ft
Dorneyville’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Dorneyville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorneyville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Allentown | #1021 | D | C | C | D | D |
| South Whitehall Township | #336 | A− | D | — | A | A− |
| Cetronia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salisbury Township | #901 | C | C− | — | C | B− |
South Whitehall Township and Salisbury Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dorneyville and Cetronia aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Dorneyville with a neighbor →
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