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Lehigh county - Stiles
Lehigh county - Stiles
Pennsylvania›Lehigh County

StilesPA

A town of 1,441, settled in 1901.

2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: CyberXRef · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Stiles

Stiles, PA · Photo: CyberXRef · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Stiles a good place to live?

17% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Stiles, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). We don’t grade Stiles yet; the figures below are still real.

Small town

1,441 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Whitehall TownshipCoplayWhitehall TownshipCoplayStiles
Nearby attractions

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 57 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stiles. Close and well known come first.

All 259 attractions →
Sources: 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 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Stiles: who provides what

Stiles is unincorporated, so Lehigh County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNorthampton Boro Muni Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLehigh CountyLehigh County provides services here
SchoolsWhitehall-Coplay School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereLehigh County Board of ElectionsLehigh County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP code1805218052 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 Stiles.

Work & commute

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Stiles’ workers commute out

Most working residents leave Stiles for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Stiles has lost 363 jobs, to 47 in 2023. At $98,000, Stiles’ median household income is above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).

0%work in town
StilesPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$98,000$81,000$80,000
Average trip to work26 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Stiles0%
Whitehall Township10%
Allentown9%
Upper Macungie Township8%
Bethlehem7%
8 mi
median commute distance
47
jobs based in Stiles
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Stiles has four seasons and pleasant summers

Stiles has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.

33″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–41°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Stiles is

Stiles beats the Pennsylvania average on 10 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of Stiles adults report frequent physical distress.

StilesPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%14%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%24%25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)34%38%36%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)15%19%19%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
10 better16 too close to call0 worse
What stands outStilesPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.9%14.5%
Fewer adults with COPD5.9%7.7%
Lehigh Valley Hospital
6.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Stiles, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

5.5%
conserved · 8 of 137 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Stiles Playground—3

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

Homes in Stiles sell for about $355K

Stiles’ median rent is $1,382 a month.

$355Kmedian sale price
StilesPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home67%78%73%
Median rent$1,382 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
3
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stiles

16pages on Stiles
After high school

Colleges nearby

8 within 15 miles of the center of Stiles

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Stiles for work

Where Stiles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

10% → Whitehall Township Whitehall Township 10% 9% → Allentown Allentown 9% 8% → Upper Macungie Township Upper Macungie Township 8% 7% → Bethlehem Bethlehem 7% 5% → Hanover Township Hanover Township 5% 4% → Salisbury Township Salisbury Township 4% Stiles · 0% stay
47jobs based in Stiles
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Stiles

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Stiles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) that is located in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,113. Stiles is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. It uses the Whitehall Township ZIP Code of 18052.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.2 sq mi

Questions about Stiles

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stiles, PA a good place to live?

We don’t grade Stiles yet; the figures below are still real.