Lansford, Pennsylvania
Lansford is a borough of 4,156 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1845.
Why visit Lansford
Townapedia lists 13 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 13 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Angela Triplex Theatre, Lansford Historic District and Summit Hill High School.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; January lows average 19°F, and about 27 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Lansford
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Lansford
Lansford is a county-border borough (town) in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is located 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Allentown and 19 miles south of Hazleton in the Panther Creek Valley about 72 miles (116 km) from Philadelphia and abutting the cross-county sister-city of Coaldale in Schuylkill County.
From the Wikipedia article Lansford, Pennsylvania (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Angela Triplex Theatre
Cinema and theater · 1.2 mi
113 East Phillips Street, Coaldale
Museums and landmarks13
Lansford Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places
Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
Summit Hill High School
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
High school in Pennsylvania, United States
Summit Hill Historical Society
Museum · 0.8 mi
146 West Ludlow Street, Summit Hill
1 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes13
Batter's Box Sports Bar & Grill
Bar and pub · 0.7 mi
10 East Lehigh Street, Summit Hill
Mo-Th 15:00-00:00, Fr 15:00-02:00, Sa 12:00-02:00, Su 12:00-00:00
Tommy's Italian Specialty Shop
Restaurant · Italian · 1.2 mi
109 East Phillips Street, Coaldale
Citarelli's Sports Bar & Grill
Bar and pub · 0.5 mi
533 East Patterson Street, Lansford
1 more on the map.
History
The area where Lansford currently sits was originally the home of the "Wolf Tribe" of the Lenape people.
Lansford's first school was opened in 1847 on Abbott Street. Lansford's first church, the Welsh Congregational, was built in 1850 and still stands today on West Abbott Street.
The old No. 9 Mine and Museum in Lansford, a deep mine which operated from 1855 to 1972, is now open as a tourist attraction offering tours of the mine and a wealth of information on local mining history. A museum occupying the mine's former Wash Shanty building on the site displays a large collection of mining artifacts.
One of the local mine bosses, John P. Jones, was murdered in Lansford, reportedly in connection with labor union strife, attributed to members of a secret society known as the Molly Maguires, many of whom were put on trial and hanged in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties during the mid- to late 1870s.
Lansford was the home of the first Commercial Cable Television system in the United States.
The Lansford Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
From the History section of Lansford, Pennsylvania on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship15
Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church
Church · Greek Catholic
104 East Bertsch Street, Lansford
Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic
124 East Abbott Street, Lansford
Hope of Christ Presbyterian Church
Church · Presbyterian · 0.8 mi
44 West Ridge Street, Summit Hill
St. John's Slovak Lutheran Church
Church · Lutheran
1 East Abbott Street, Lansford
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church · Evangelical Lutheran · 0.8 mi
123 West White Street, Summit Hill
United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist · 0.9 mi
101 East White Street, Summit Hill
First Congregational Church of Coaldale
Church · 1.2 mi
123 East Ruddle Street, Coaldale
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Panther Valley Intermediate Sch
School · 1.9 mi
678 Panther Pride Drive, Lansford
Healthcare1
Map of Lansford
74 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 19°F | 3.8 in | 7.8 in |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 2.9 in | 9.8 in |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 3.9 in | 6.3 in |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.9 in | 0.4 in |
| May | 70°F | 48°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 5.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 4.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 73°F | 53°F | 5.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 62°F | 41°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 50°F | 32°F | 3.9 in | 0.3 in |
| Dec | 40°F | 24°F | 4.4 in | 2.7 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Lehighton 1Ssw (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Carbon County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2020-03-30: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2012-10-29: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
- 2011-09-08: Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee (Flood)
- 2006-06-30: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-10: Hurricane Katrina (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hazleton Regional Airport (HZL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Coaldale 2 mi southwest, about 3 min by car
- Hometown 5 mi west, about 9 min by car
- Jim Thorpe 6 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Hazleton 9 mi northwest, about 15 min by car
- Weissport East 10 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Harleigh 11 mi northwest, about 19 min by car
- Freeland 13 mi north, about 21 min by car
- Conyngham 14 mi northwest, about 23 min by car
- Beech Mountain Lakes 15 mi north, about 24 min by car
- White Haven 16 mi north, about 26 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Summit Hill High School, Summit Hill, PA 01, Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Katharine Drexel Parish, Lansford, PA, Hshuvaeva, CC BY-SA 3.0
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