Mount BethelPA
A town of 334, settled in 1828.
Is Mount Bethel a good place to live?
Mount Bethel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
334 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Drew University and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Bethel. Close and well known come first.
37 mi LandmarkDrew University
31 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
22 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
3 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
36 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
15 mi Park & preserveLehigh RiverPhoto credits
Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Mount Bethel: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Bethel, 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 Mount Bethel.
Mount Bethel stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: the median age there is higher
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 28% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. 20% never finished high school. Children under 18 are 7% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 51% of residents (38% statewide).
| Mount Bethel | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57.2 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 19% and 50% women
The Census survey reached too few of Mount Bethel’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Mount Bethel | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.5% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 20.4% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Mount Bethel
The seasons in Mount Bethel: chilly winters, pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 19°; snowfall runs to about 23 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average trip to work in Mount Bethel is longer than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
The middle household income for Mount Bethel comes to $53,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Commuting out is the norm locally: 4% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Mount Bethel has added 37 jobs, to 164 in 2023. 13% of Mount Bethel residents live below the poverty line.
| Mount Bethel | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Mount Bethel Preserve | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Mount Bethel, with inland flooding at the top
Mount Bethel’s FEMA hazard score is 49 of 100. FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Mount Bethel
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Bethel
About 2 of every 100 Mount Bethel residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Mount Bethel
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Mount Bethel is an unincorporated community in Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 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. Mount Bethel is located along Pennsylvania Route 611, north of the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 512.
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- Elevation
- 525 ft
- ZIP code
- 18343
Questions about Mount Bethel
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Bethel, PA a good place to live?
Mount Bethel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.