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A town of 10,936.
Lehigh Township's standout: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, 419th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. The median household earns $90K. 18% of the land in Lehigh Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. State Game Lands Number 168, at 1,911 acres with 3.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Lehigh Township beats most towns.
Where Lehigh 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 Lehigh Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 13%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 9,728 in 2000, 10,773 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 6 maps from 1922 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lehigh Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
12 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center4 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
19 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
26 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
22 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft verticalDorney 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 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lehigh 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 Lehigh Township.
Lehigh Township sends most of its workers to Allentown and beyond, but it has seen reported crime rise by about half.
Reported crimes rose from 1 to 8 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
Lehigh Township’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents, against 0.7 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. The property crime rate in Lehigh Township is 4.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Lehigh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.3 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Northampton Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 474 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Lehigh Township has 997 jobs for its 5,222 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Lehigh Township for work: only 5% work in town. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Lehigh Township. Jobs based in Lehigh Township grew to 997 in 2023, 71 more than in 2013.
| Lehigh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 168 | 3.2 mi | 1,911 |
| 2. Delps Park | 0.9 mi | 36 |
| 3. Indian Trail Park | 0.1 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 2000, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lehigh Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lehigh Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lehigh Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Lehigh Township adults binge drink.
| Lehigh Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lehigh Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with arthritis | 35.1% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lehigh Township
About 5 of every 100 Lehigh Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lehigh Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Lehigh Township was 10,773 as of the 2020 census. 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. Lehigh Township is located 14.5 miles (23.3 km) north of Allentown, 73.4 miles (118.1 km) north-northwest of Philadelphia, and 97.9 miles (157.6 km) west of New York City.
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9 towns share a border with Lehigh Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Township | #419 | B+ | C | A+ | B+ | B |
| North Whitehall Township | #133 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Laurys Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #742 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Walnutport | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Lower Towamensing Township | #715 | B− | B | — | B | C+ |
| Slatington | #752 | C+ | B− | A− | C+ | C− |
| Allen Township | #640 | B | C− | — | B+ | B |
Walnutport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Whitehall Township, Washington Township, Walnutport, Lower Towamensing Township and Allen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Laurys Station isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lehigh Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lehigh Township grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #419 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health, A+ for safety and B+ 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 C.
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