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Pen Argyl's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades A−, 276th among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 83% of U.S. towns. Only 115 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Pen Argyl, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Weona Park Carousel is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pen Argyl beats most towns.
Where Pen Argyl’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Pen Argyl is from typical.
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Census counts: 572 in 1880, 3,510 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 4 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pen Argyl. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
29 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
9 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
13 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
38 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
22 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterDorney 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 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pen Argyl, 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 Pen Argyl.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by Pen Argyl Area SD. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Pen Argyl Area HS, with 475 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculate Conception School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 244 | – |
| Pen Argyl Area HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 475 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Pen Argyl for work: only 4% work in town. Pen Argyl’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Pen Argyl grew to 744 in 2023, 137 more than in 2013.
| Pen Argyl | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pen Argyl has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, at 40 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge | — | 40 |
| 2. Weona Park | — | 20 |
| 3. Pen Argyl Little League | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
62.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.2% across Pennsylvania.
The typical Pen Argyl home is worth about $316,000, up 3.8% in a year, 10% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
| Pen Argyl | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,233 a month | $1,114 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 78% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Pen Argyl | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pen Argyl | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pen Argyl
About 5 of every 100 Pen Argyl residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
3 notable people were born in Pen Argyl.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Pen Argyl (; Pennsylvania Dutch: Kleiberg) is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 3,510 as of the 2020 census. Pen Argyl is located 26 miles (42 km) north of Allentown. 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.
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By most measures, yes. Pen Argyl grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #276 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B+ for schools.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($84,587 across the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including Walt Masters and James F. Jones, Jr..
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