Mount Bethel PA Presby PHS382, 1923
Mount Bethel’s story
198 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1923.
- 1828Mount Bethel is settled
Mount BethelPA
Population
334
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$203K
Census ACS
Household income
$53K
median
Median age
57.2
years
Jobs based here
164
Balanced
Is Mount Bethel a good place to live?
Mount Bethel’s average commute is 39 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Mount Bethel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Mount Bethel stand out
Where Mount Bethel beats most towns.
Small town
334 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Upper Mount Bethel TownshipPortlandMount Bethel
Nearby attractions
All 403 attractions →Drew University and 71 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 RiverSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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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Getting set up
Moving to Mount Bethel: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Bethel, and how to reach them.
PowerMet-EdEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterPortland Boro AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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 hereNorthampton County Board of ElectionsNorthampton County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP code1834318343 100%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 Mount Bethel.
Who lives here
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).
57.2median age · PA 40.9
| 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% |
Mount BethelPennsylvaniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
24%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma20%
High school34%
Some college18%
Associate’s0%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate6%
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
Climate
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.
23″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–39°
Spring37–60°
Summer59–82°
Fall41–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Most of Mount Bethel’s workers commute out: the town has 0.8 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in Mount Bethel: 4% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Mount Bethel has added 37 jobs, to 164 in 2023. Its median household income is $53,000. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
4%work in town
| Mount Bethel | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
In Mount Bethel4%
Upper Mount Bethel Township12%
Bethlehem5%
Forks Township4%
Philadelphia3%
19 mi
median commute distance
164
jobs based in Mount Bethel
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
5.2%conserved
5.2%
conserved · 42 of 804 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Mount Bethel Preserve | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Moderate risk in Mount Bethel, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to hurricanes. Mount Bethel’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 49 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Mount Bethel
16pages on Mount Bethel
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Bethel
East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · East Stroudsburg7.4 mi$11,536 in-state tuitionWarren County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Washington, NJ11.8 mi$5,460 in-state tuitionLafayette CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Easton14.7 mi$65,398 tuition
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.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- 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.