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With 11,366 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.
More weak spots than strong ones. At C− overall, Lehman Township ranks 958th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly a fifth of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $67K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. It also trails on cost of living (C−) — the typical home is worth about $228K, 2.8 years of the Hemlock Farms area’s $81K median household income. Where it does best is safety: it reports less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Delaware State Forest, 4,929 acres with 4.4 miles of trail. The town’s typical journey to work is 53 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · OpenStreetMap.
Where Lehman Township beats most towns.
Turn Store and the Tinsmith's Shop49% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lehman Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,515 in 2000, 10,843 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1943 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lehman Township. Close and well known come first.
in town National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
40 mi LandmarkDrew University
in town WaterfallBushkill Falls
23 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
22 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
21 mi MountainHigh PointMiddle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lehman Township.
Lehman Township sends many workers across the state line, keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s.
Its 15,682 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 98% of Pennsylvania towns.
24 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Lehman Township: 4, covering 6,772 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware State Forest | 4.4 mi | 4,929 |
| 2. Little Bushkill Rod & Gun Club | — | 1,073 |
| 3. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | — | 766 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by East Stroudsburg Area SD. The largest public high school is East Stroudsburg SHS North, with 917 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Intermediate SchLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 540 | C− |
| East Stroudsburg SHS NorthLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 917 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
At 8.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 59% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns.
The rate of thefts and burglaries for Lehman Township comes to 1.4 per 1,000 residents. The violent offense rate for Lehman Township comes to 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Lehman Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
36% of working residents cross a state line to work. Lehman Township has 593 jobs for its 3,954 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The median commute is under 36 miles. Jobs based in Lehman Township fell to 593 in 2023, 50 fewer than in 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 6% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are New York (7%), Middle Smithfield Township (6%) and East Stroudsburg (6%).
| Lehman Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 53 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 17°, with about 39 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lehman Township: 27% of adults get no exercise outside work. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% have diabetes, 22% say their health is fair or poor.
| Lehman Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lehman Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with diabetes | 13.8% | 11.6% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 21.8% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA puts just over two thirds of Lehman Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lehman Township
About 5 of every 100 Lehman Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Lehman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Lehman Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lehman Township is a township in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,843 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
4 towns share a border with Lehman Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Township | #958 | C− | C− | A− | C+ | C |
| Middle Smithfield Township | #975 | C− | C− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Delaware Township | #623 | B | B | — | A− | C+ |
| Porter Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Middle Smithfield Township and Delaware Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Porter Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lehman Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lehman Township grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #958 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C for health, A− for safety and C+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Richard Brodhead and Henry Linderman.
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