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A town of 16,033, settled in 1826. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Few places in the country grade higher. North Whitehall Township earns an A, 133rd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. Its schools outperform 93% of the state's, the median household earns $110K, and residents are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. North Whitehall Township is home to Lehigh Carbon Community College. North Whitehall Township’s typical household income is $110,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. North Whitehall Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Schlicher Covered Bridge and Geiger Covered Bridge.
Where North Whitehall Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Whitehall Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 7 maps from 1902 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Whitehall Township. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
8 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
20 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
39 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year10 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
31 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearDorney 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 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Whitehall 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 North Whitehall Township.
Of its 6 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to Parkland SD. Public school enrollment in North Whitehall Township: 1,416 students across 4 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kernsville SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 512 | A |
| Lehigh Career and Technical InstituteLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 22 | – |
| Schnecksville SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 465 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Trexler Nature Preserve, at 1,026 acres with 19.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 27 miles of trail wind through 11 parks and preserves. North Whitehall Township’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| North Whitehall Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trexler Nature Preserve | 19.3 mi | 1,026 |
| 2. Laurys Firehouse Park | 0.8 mi | 31 |
| 3. Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park | 0.3 mi | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in North Whitehall Township is lower. Flood insurance has paid out on 8 claims locally since 1979. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 25% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 7,081 U.S. towns with household incomes like North Whitehall Township’s, it is healthier than 57%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Among adults in North Whitehall Township, 34% sleep under 7 hours. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent mental distress, 32% have obesity.
| North Whitehall Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | North Whitehall Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.3% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median commute is under 10 miles. Since 2013, North Whitehall Township has added 589 jobs, to 5,396 in 2023. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The mean commuting time for North Whitehall Township comes to 29 minutes.
| North Whitehall Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 20°, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pennsylvania has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 41%. Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: in North Whitehall Township, 23% of residents are under 18. Population is up 2.4% locally since 2020, to 16,033 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| North Whitehall Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| North Whitehall Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.1% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.8% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of North Whitehall Township
About 4 of every 100 North Whitehall Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where North Whitehall Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in North Whitehall Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 towns share a border with North Whitehall Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; South Whitehall Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Whitehall Township | #133 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Lehigh Township | #419 | B+ | C | A+ | B+ | B |
| Laurys Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lowhill Township | — | — | D | — | A− | A− |
| Allen Township | #640 | B | C− | — | B+ | B |
| Whitehall Township | #900 | C | C− | C | B− | B |
| Schnecksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Whitehall Township | #336 | A− | D | — | A | A− |
Lowhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Whitehall Township, Lowhill Township, Allen Township and South Whitehall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Laurys Station and Schnecksville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Whitehall Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. North Whitehall Township grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #133 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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