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Lowhill Township’s story
198 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1828Lowhill Township is settled
Lowhill TownshipPA
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: NicholasT · CC BY 2.0
Population
2,331
2025 Census estimate · +2.6% since 2020
Median home value
$484K
Census ACS
Household income
$144K
median
Median age
47.8
years
Jobs based here
505
A commuter town
Is Lowhill Township a good place to live?
The best of Lowhill Township’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for health and schools; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Lowhill Township’s median rent is $2,166 a month, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($1,115 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 32 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. 28% of the land in Lowhill Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 205, 1,297 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. Lowhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lowhill Township stand out
Where Lowhill Township beats most towns.
A commuter town
95% of working residents leave Lowhill Township for work
Where Lowhill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
505jobs based in Lowhill Township
5%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Lowhill Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Lowhill Township is from typical.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $484K, 5.7 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household incomeDOpen →HealthLehigh Valley Hospital 9.5 miles awayA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.4 of 20; 0.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →SchoolsBeat 82% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduationA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsA−Open →History1 place on the National RegisterA−Open →Civic life4.8 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 244 attractions →Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lowhill Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
11 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
25 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
38 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year
25 mi Park & preserveRoadside America15 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft verticalSources: 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 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Lowhill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lowhill Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLca Wlsa Central Division water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offAllentown Transfer Station, 4 miOpenStreetMap
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 codes18069, 18066, 18078, 1805118069 46% · 18066 27% · 18078 20% · 18051 7%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 Lowhill Township.
HealthA−
On CDC estimates, Lowhill Township is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns
Lowhill Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 33% of Lowhill Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
85%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Lowhill Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
10 better16 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Lowhill Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 14.8% | 18.7% |
Lehigh Valley Hospital
9.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsA−
Lowhill Township has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
13 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Lowhill Township’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
27.7%conserved
27.7%
conserved · 2,494 of 8,992 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trexler Nature Preserve | 10 mi | 471 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 205 | 1.8 mi | 1,297 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lowhill Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Lowhill Township for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Lowhill Township is $144,000. Jobs based in Lowhill Township grew to 505 in 2023, 195 more than in 2013.
5%work in town
| Lowhill Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $144,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Lowhill Township5%
Upper Macungie Township11%
Allentown9%
Bethlehem6%
South Whitehall Township5%
11 mi
median commute distance
505
jobs based in Lowhill Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 17% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Lowhill Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Lowhill Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–40°
Spring38–62°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Lowhill Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lowhill Township.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
2
paid flood claims since 2004
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lowhill Township
18pages on Lowhill Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lowhill Township
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schnecksville3.4 mi$5,280 in-state tuitionCedar Crest CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Allentown8.8 mi$46,314 tuitionKutztown University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Kutztown10.8 mi$11,314 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Lowhill Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Lowhill Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lowhill Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Lowhill Township was 2,173 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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
Lowhill Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lowhill Township.
North Whitehall TownshipHeidelberg TownshipSchnecksvilleUpper Macungie TownshipWeisenberg TownshipLowhill Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowhill Township | — | — | D | — | A− | A− |
| North Whitehall Township | #133 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Heidelberg Township | #307 | A− | B | — | A− | A− |
| Schnecksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Macungie Township | #125 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Weisenberg Township | #352 | A− | C− | — | A− | A− |
Lowhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lowhill Township, North Whitehall Township, Heidelberg Township and Weisenberg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Schnecksville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lowhill Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lowhill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lowhill Township, PA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.