Lehman TownshipLuzerne County, PA
A town of 3,455, settled in 1832.
Is Lehman Township a good place to live?
Lehman Township's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, ranked 633rd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Its schools rank ahead of 76% of Pennsylvania towns. 14% of the land in Lehman Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. Lehman Township is home to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre.
What makes Lehman Township stand out
Where Lehman Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lehman-Jackson El Sch | K–6 | 411 |
| Lake-Lehman JSHS | 7–12 | 745 |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | K–12 | 63 |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre | 345 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre calls Lehman Township home
How Lehman Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lehman Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 15%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lehman Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lehman 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lehman Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Lehman Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lehman Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lehman Township earns an A− for schools
Its public schools are run by Lake-Lehman SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lake-Lehman JSHS, with 745 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman-Jackson El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 411 | B+ |
| Lake-Lehman JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 745 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Lehman Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs based here fell from 913 in 2013 to 457.
Most working residents leave Lehman Township for work: only 5% work in town. At 30 minutes, Lehman Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Lehman Township has lost 456 jobs, to 457 in 2023.
| Lehman Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lehman Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns
Lehman Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Lehman Township adults binge drink.
| Lehman Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lehman Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Lehman Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Lehman Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lehman Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lehman Township has set aside 14.1% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pinchot State Forest, at 1,753 acres. Lehman Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | 0.2 mi | 1,753 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 43% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lehman Township. Lehman Township has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 3,455 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lehman Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 47 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lehman Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lehman Township. Close and well known come first.
12 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
21 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
26 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
39 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical18 mi Theme parkRocky Glen ParkPhoto credits
Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Lehman Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Lehman Township
About 6 of every 100 Lehman Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
95% of working residents leave Lehman Township for work
Where Lehman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lehman Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lehman is an unincorporated community in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 118, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) west-southwest of Dallas. Lehman has a post office with ZIP code 18627, which opened on January 18, 1826.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,312 ft
- ZIP code
- 18627
Lehman Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Lehman Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B; Harveys Lake (A−) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Township | #633 | B | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Harveys Lake | #369 | A− | C− | A+ | A− | A− |
| Lake Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | B |
| Jackson Township | #207 | A | C | A+ | A− | B+ |
| Plymouth Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | C |
| Silkworth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dallas Township | #245 | A | C− | A | A− | B+ |
| Pikes Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lake Township and Plymouth Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lehman Township, Lake Township and Plymouth Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Silkworth and Pikes Creek aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lehman Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lehman Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lehman Township, PA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Lehman Township grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #633 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Lehman Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.