Packer TownshipPA
A town of 1,029.
Is Packer Township a good place to live?
The best of Packer Township’s subject grades is a B for incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Packer Township’s median age is 55.2 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Packer Township’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 141, 2,313 acres with 11.7 miles of trail. Packer Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Packer Township stand out
Where Packer Township beats most towns.
1,029 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Packer Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Packer Township is from typical.
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Moving to Packer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Packer 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Packer Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Packer Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Packer Township since 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Packer Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Packer Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Packer Township is 32 minutes. Jobs based in Packer Township grew to 147 in 2023, 53 more than in 2013.
| Packer Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Packer Township trails 70% of U.S. towns
Packer Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 19% of Packer Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Packer Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Packer Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Packer Township
Packer Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Packer Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 141 | 11.7 mi | 2,313 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Packer Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom32 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
37 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
14 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
30 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
8 mi MuseumAsa Packer MansionPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain
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Everything we know about Packer Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Packer Township
About 3 of every 100 Packer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Packer Township for work
Where Packer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Packer Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Packer Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 998 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,637 ft
Questions about Packer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Packer Township, PA expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.