Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,411. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Trash & recyclingHeidelberg Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 307th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $92K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 82% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $329K, 3.9 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. 35% of the land in Heidelberg Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 54 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. State Game Lands 217, at 1,474 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Heidelberg Township beats most towns.
Where Heidelberg Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Heidelberg Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heidelberg Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
14 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
26 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
11 mi MuseumAsa Packer Mansion13 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
26 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaDorney 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 · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Heidelberg Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Heidelberg Township.
Its 5,537 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 94% of Pennsylvania towns.
Heidelberg Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.5 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Trails total 4.0 miles in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands 217 | 1.7 mi | 1,474 |
| 2. Northwestern Community Park Recreational Fields | 0.5 mi | 32 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 205 | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Northwestern Lehigh HS, with 658 students. Public schools: Northwestern Lehigh SD. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Lehigh MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 440 | B− |
| Northwestern Lehigh HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 658 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
In Heidelberg Township, 21% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults in the town, 15% report frequent mental distress and 19% binge drink.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Heidelberg Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.1% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs in Heidelberg Township grew by 86 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 804. The average commute for Heidelberg Township comes to 27 minutes. Also worth knowing: only 7% of working residents stay in Heidelberg Township for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Upper Macungie Township (11%), Allentown (9%) and Lower Macungie Township (5%).
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 27 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For Heidelberg Township, the median age is 45 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). College graduates make up 27% of adults 25 and older, against 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Heidelberg Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 21% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Heidelberg Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
6 flood insurance claims have been paid in Heidelberg Township since 1996. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over half of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 65% come from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Heidelberg Township
About 2 of every 100 Heidelberg Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Heidelberg Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Heidelberg Township was 3,416 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Heidelberg Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Township | #307 | A− | B | — | A− | A− |
| East Penn Township | #869 | C | B | — | B− | B− |
| Lowhill Township | — | — | D | — | A− | A− |
| Washington Township | #742 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Lynn Township | #387 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Schnecksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Whitehall Township | #133 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| West Penn Township | #689 | B− | B− | A | C+ | C |
Lowhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Heidelberg Township, East Penn Township, Lowhill Township, Washington Township, Lynn Township and North Whitehall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Schnecksville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Heidelberg Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Heidelberg Township grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #307 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
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