Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, 2012
Schnecksville’s story
270 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
- 1756Schnecksville is settled
SchnecksvillePA
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: TroegsKing · Public domain
Population
3,922
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$521K
+5.1% in a year
Household income
$114K
median
Median age
37.9
years
Jobs based here
3,482
A job hub
Is Schnecksville a good place to live?
0.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Schnecksville, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest place to walk is Trexler Nature Preserve, 34 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade Schnecksville yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Schnecksville stand out
Where Schnecksville beats most towns.
Nearby attractions
All 238 attractions →Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Schnecksville. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
9 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
22 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
39 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a year12 mi Ski areaBlue Mountain Resort44 runs · 1,077 ft vertical
28 mi Park & preserveRoadside AmericaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Dorney 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 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain
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Getting set up
Moving to Schnecksville: who provides what
Schnecksville is unincorporated, so Lehigh County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLca North Whitehall Division water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLehigh CountyLehigh County provides services here
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 hereLehigh County Board of ElectionsLehigh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP code1807818078 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 Schnecksville.
Housing
A home in Schnecksville is worth about $521K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 5.1% over the year to September 2026. The median rent in Schnecksville is $1,223 a month. Among households in the town, 76% are owner-occupiers.
$521KZillow home value
| Schnecksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,223 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Schnecksville$521K
Pennsylvania$287K
+5.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
Schnecksville has 2.1 jobs for every working resident, and 3,395 people commute in
Schnecksville’s middle household income comes in at $114,000. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in Schnecksville grew by 564 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 3,482. The median commute is under 10 miles.
5%work in town
| Schnecksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Schnecksville5%
Allentown10%
South Whitehall Township9%
Upper Macungie Township8%
North Whitehall Township7%
10 mi
median commute distance
3,482
jobs based in Schnecksville
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Schnecksville is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
38% of Schnecksville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 32%. On expected storm and flood damage, Schnecksville sits below 94% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in the town since 1999.
6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
1
paid flood claims since 1999
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
More children than Pennsylvania overall
Pennsylvania has just over a third of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 44%. Children under 18 are 31% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). Also worth knowing: in Schnecksville, the median age is 37.9 years.
37.9median age · PA 40.9
| Schnecksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
SchnecksvillePennsylvaniaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
17%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school22%
Some college14%
Associate’s18%
Bachelor’s24%
Graduate19%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 80 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Schnecksville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
Schnecksville: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–40°
Spring38–61°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Schnecksville is
Schnecksville: four in five adults had a checkup this year. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent mental distress, 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Schnecksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
4 better21 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Schnecksville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.9% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
Lehigh Valley Hospital
9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: 5.5% of Schnecksville
Across 3 parks and preserves: 2.2 miles of trail. In Schnecksville, the concentration of trails is 0.8 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 45 acres.
5.5%conserved
| Schnecksville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
5.5%
conserved · 99 of 1,788 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trexler Nature Preserve | 1.1 mi | 34 |
| 2. Independence Park | 0.1 mi | 10 |
| 3. United States Armed Forces Plaza | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Schnecksville
17pages on Schnecksville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Schnecksville
Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schnecksville0.7 mi$5,280 in-state tuitionMuhlenberg CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Allentown7.9 mi$62,805 tuitionKutztown University of PennsylvaniaUniversity or college · Public · Kutztown13.8 mi$11,314 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Schnecksville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
A growing town
Schnecksville has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
2,935 counted in 2010 and 3,261 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Famous people from Schnecksville
3 notable people were born in Schnecksville.
About Schnecksville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Schnecksville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in North Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Schnecksville was 2,935 at the 2010 census. Schnecksville is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area of the United States, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Its U.S. postal code (ZIP code) is 18078.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 663 ft
- ZIP code
- 18078
Schnecksville’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Schnecksville.
North Whitehall TownshipLowhill TownshipHeidelberg TownshipSchnecksville
How the neighbors grade
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schnecksville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Whitehall Township | #133 | A | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Lowhill Township | — | — | D | — | A− | A− |
| Heidelberg Township | #307 | A− | B | — | A− | A− |
Lowhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Whitehall Township, Lowhill Township and Heidelberg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Schnecksville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Schnecksville with a neighbor →
Questions about Schnecksville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Schnecksville, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Schnecksville yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Schnecksville, PA known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Solomon DeLong and James Mellen.