Fort Deshler Blockhouse 1895, 1896
Egypt’s story
293 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1896.
- 1733Egypt is settled
EgyptPA
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,053
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$343K
Census ACS
Household income
$113K
median
Median age
40.3
years
Jobs based here
201
A commuter town
Is Egypt a good place to live?
Egypt’s average commute is 31 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 5 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Egypt. The biggest park or preserve is Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum, at 36 acres. We don’t grade Egypt yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Egypt stand out
Where Egypt beats most towns.
Nearby attractions
All 258 attractions →Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Egypt. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
7 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
17 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
29 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 Egypt: who provides what
Egypt 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
Internet5 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 Egypt.
Work & commute
Most of Egypt’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
Egypt’s middle household income stands at $113,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line here. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 37, to 201.
1%work in town
| Egypt | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Egypt1%
Allentown12%
Whitehall Township9%
Bethlehem7%
Upper Macungie Township7%
9 mi
median commute distance
201
jobs based in Egypt
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Egypt has four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 33 inches a winter. The seasons in Egypt: chilly, snowy winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain.
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
Who lives here
Fewer adults under 35 in Egypt than across Pennsylvania
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). The share of adults 25 and older in Egypt who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 34%. Its age of the median resident is 40.3 years.
40.3median age · PA 40.9
| Egypt | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
EgyptPennsylvaniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma4%
High school34%
Some college17%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s19%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Egypt | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards
Egypt has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Egypt break down as 55% from inland flooding and 23% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Egypt sits below 63% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Egypt is
A tenth of Egypt adults have diabetes. Among adults locally, 34% sleep under 7 hours and 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Egypt | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
5 better21 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Egypt | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3% | 3.7% |
Lehigh Valley Hospital
8.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.2%conserved
5.2%
conserved · 49 of 939 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Troxell-Steckel House and Farm Museum | — | 36 |
| 2. Egypt Memorial Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
$350Kmedian sale price
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Egypt
17pages on Egypt
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Egypt
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schnecksville4.3 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 Valley11.1 mi$15,208 in-state tuition
About 10 of every 100 Egypt residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Egypt for work
Where Egypt’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
201jobs based in Egypt
1%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Egypt
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Egypt (Pennsylvania German: Iegypden) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Egypt was 2,588 as of the 2020 census. Egypt is located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Allentown and 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)
Egypt’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Egypt.
CementonNorth Whitehall TownshipWhitehall TownshipEgypt
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cementon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Whitehall Township | #133 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Whitehall Township | #900 | C | C− | C | B− | B |
North Whitehall Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Egypt and Cementon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Egypt with a neighbor →
Questions about Egypt
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Egypt, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Egypt yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Egypt, PA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Althea Henley and Elmer Peter Kohler.