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Weisenberg TownshipPA

A town of 5,102.

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Is Weisenberg Township a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. Weisenberg Township grades A− overall, ranked 352nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. The median household earns $134K. Its schools outperform 82% of the state's and it is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $438K for a typical one and 5.2 times the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. Weisenberg Township’s median rent is $2,378 a month, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($1,114 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 60 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Weisenberg Park, at 21 acres.

What makes Weisenberg Township stand out

Where Weisenberg Township beats most towns.

How Weisenberg Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Weisenberg Township is from typical.

How grading works
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 48 more within 40 miles

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

All 248 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 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Weisenberg Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Weisenberg Township, and how to reach them.

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WaterLca Wlsa Central Division water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpAllentown Transfer Station2710 Golden Key RoadOpenStreetMap
SchoolsNorthwestern Lehigh 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 codes18051, 18066, 19530, 1803118051 35% · 18066 31% · 19530 17% · 18031 9%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 Weisenberg Township.

Weisenberg Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Pennsylvania norm and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A

Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Weisenberg Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Weisenberg Township since 2020.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes
1
paid flood claims since 2020

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

SchoolsA−

Weisenberg Township earns an A− for schools

One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.

82%of PA districts it outscoresA−School Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Circle of Seasons CSLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8Grades K–8433B−

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation

OutdoorsC+

Nearly a quarter of Weisenberg Township is conserved land

2.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Weisenberg Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

#709for trails in PA
27.3%
conserved · 4,651 of 17,067 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Weisenberg Park—21
2. Weisenberg Fields—13

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

HealthA−

Weisenberg Township earns an A− for health

Against the 4,145 U.S. towns with household incomes like Weisenberg Township’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.

32% of adults have obesity in Weisenberg Township. Weisenberg Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Weisenberg Township.

76%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
Weisenberg TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)32%35%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)12%14%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)21%24%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)10%11%12%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
4 better22 too close to call0 worse
What stands outWeisenberg TownshipPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.8%14.5%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke3.2%3.7%
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
9.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
74th
percentile among PA towns

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

Climate

Weisenberg Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Weisenberg Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–40°
Spring38–61°
Summer60–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Fewer young adults than Pennsylvania overall

The median household earns $134,083, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.

Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Weisenberg Township is 50.2 years. Weisenberg Township has grown 2.5% since 2020, to 5,102 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.

50.2median age · PA 40.9
Weisenberg TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median age50.2 years43.2 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+44%29%29%
Aged 65 or older22%21%18%
Under 1820%20%22%
Weisenberg TownshipPennsylvaniaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma3%
High school23%
Some college16%
Associate’s13%
Bachelor’s24%
Graduate21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 85% are men (PA 51%).

Ages and education in Weisenberg Township
Weisenberg TownshipPAU.S.
Under 1011.1%10.8%11.6%
10 to 178.7%9.7%10.3%
18 to 245.3%9%9.1%
25 to 349.3%13%13.7%
35 to 4410.4%12.6%13.2%
45 to 5413.1%11.9%12.2%
55 to 6420.4%13.6%12.7%
65 to 7415.7%11.4%10.2%
75 and older6%8.1%7%
No diploma3.1%7.9%10.4%
High school23.4%32.9%26%
Some college15.7%15.1%19.1%
Associate’s13.4%8.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s23.5%20.9%21.6%
Graduate20.8%14.3%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+

Weisenberg Township has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 3,151 people commute in

Jobs based here grew from 1,546 in 2013 to 3,243.

Most working residents leave Weisenberg Township for work: only 4% work in town. 2.4% of Weisenberg Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Weisenberg Township has added 1,697 jobs, to 3,243 in 2023.

4%work in town
Weisenberg TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$134,000$81,000$80,000
Below the poverty line2.4%7.6%9.6%
Working residents who work in town3.9%6.3%8%
Average trip to work24 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Weisenberg Township4%
Upper Macungie Township13%
Allentown9%
Bethlehem5%
South Whitehall Township5%
13 mi
median commute distance
3,243
jobs based in Weisenberg Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Weisenberg Township

17pages on Weisenberg Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Weisenberg Township

About Weisenberg Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Weisenberg Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Weisenberg Township was 4,923 at the 2010 U.S. census. The township is a suburb of Allentown in 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.

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

Area
27 sq mi
Elevation
656 ft

Weisenberg Township’s neighbors

3 towns share a border with Weisenberg Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownPA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Weisenberg Township#352A−C−—A−A−
Lowhill Township——D—A−A−
Lynn Township#387A−C+—A−B+
Maxatawny Township–BC−—A−B

Lowhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Weisenberg Township, Lowhill Township, Lynn Township and Maxatawny Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Weisenberg Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Weisenberg Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Weisenberg Township, PA a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. Weisenberg Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #352 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.

Is Weisenberg Township, PA expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.