Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Lehighton is a borough of 5,268 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, founded in 1746.
Why visit Lehighton
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 32 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Asa Packer Mansion and Carbon County Jail.
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 Lehighton
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Lehighton
Due in part to water power from the Lehigh River, Lehighton was an early center for U.S. industrialization. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was for years a major employer up until the post-World War II era when railroad and industry restructuring led to job and population losses.
From the Wikipedia article Lehighton, Pennsylvania (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks7
Asa Packer Mansion
Museum · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic house museum in Pennsylvania
Carbon County Jail
Museum · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Museum in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Harry Packer Mansion
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.8 mi
Building in Pennsylvania, United States
Mauch Chunk
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Train station in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Old Mauch Chunk Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.8 mi
Historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes32
Rita's Italian Ice
Ice cream · Ice Cream · 1.0 mi
1068 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton
12:00-21:00
Bo Bo Garden II
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.5 mi
48 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton
20 more on the map.
Where to stay3
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History
At the time of the first European's encounters with indigenous American tribes, this area was part of the shared hunting territory of the Iroquoian Susquehannock and the Algonquian Lenape peoples, who were often at odds. The Lenape are also called the Delaware, after their language and territory along the Delaware River.
Close relatives of the peoples of New England and along the St. Lawrence Valley of Canada occupied much of the coastal mid-Atlantic area in Delaware, New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and lower eastern New York, including Long Island. The Susquehannock confederacy's homelands were mainly along the Susquehanna River, from the Mohawk Valley in lower New York southerly to the Chesapeake and Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, but may have ranged into the empty lands of West Virginia, Eastern Ohio, and Western Pennsylvania.
From the History section of Lehighton, Pennsylvania on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship17
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Temple Israel of Lehighton
Place of worship · 0.5 mi
194 Bankway Street, Lehighton
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church · Evangelical Lutheran · 0.4 mi
175 South 3rd Street, Lehighton
Shopping11
Carbon Plaza Mall
Shopping center · 1.2 mi
1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton
Marshalls
Shopping center · 1.3 mi
1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Carbon Career & Technical Institute
School · 4.0 mi
150 West 13Th Street, Jim Thorpe
Healthcare6
First National Pharmacy
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.7 mi
143 North First Street, Lehighton
Fresenius Kidney Care Carbon County
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.6 mi
168 Sargent Stanley Hoffman Boulevard, Lehighton
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.1 mi
1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Lehighton
Map of Lehighton
105 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 (1 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, 18 miles away.
- Weissport East 2 mi east, about 3 min by car
- Jim Thorpe 4 mi northwest, about 6 min by car
- Lansford 9 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Coaldale 10 mi west, about 17 min by car
- Cherryville 11 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Egypt 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
- Cementon 14 mi southeast, about 23 min by car
- Hometown 14 mi west, about 23 min by car
- Northampton 15 mi southeast, about 25 min by car
- Hazleton 16 mi northwest, about 25 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
- Lehighton, Pennsylvania, Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- PA 902 wb approaching Iron Street, Lehighton, Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 15 31 55 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 902 (Ninth Street) just east of Mahoning Street in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 14 37 04 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 902 (Mahoning Street) at Ninth Street in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 15 31 02 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 902 (Mahoning Street) just west of Ninth Street in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 14 01 28 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 902 (South Ninth Street) at Pennsylvania State Route 443 (Blakeslee Boulevard) in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 15 35 59 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 443 (Blakeslee Boulevard) at Pennsylvania State Route 902 (South Ninth Street) on the border of Lehighton and Mahoning Township in Carbon..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 14 03 16 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 443 (Blakeslee Boulevard) at Pennsylvania State Route 902 (South Ninth Street) on the border of Lehighton and Mahoning Township in Carbon..., Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- US 209 sb in Lehighton, PA (1), Nov. 2022, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 10 19 34 View south along U.S. Route 209 (Bankway Street) at Sergeant Stanley Hoffman Boulevard in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lehighton, PA municipal building, Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 10 20 20 View south along U.S. Route 209 (Sergeant Stanley Hoffman Boulevard) at South Main Lane in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 15 40 37 View east along Pennsylvania State Route 443 (Blakeslee Boulevard) just west of U.S. Route 209 in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 13 56 55 View west along Pennsylvania State Route 443 (Blakeslee Boulevard) just west of U.S. Route 209 in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lehighton, PA post office, Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 13 46 00 View north along U.S. Route 209 (First Street) at South Street in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lehighton, PA Memorial Library, Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 10 13 47 View south along U.S. Route 209 at Pennsylvania State Route 443 (Blakeslee Boulevard) in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 15 50 25 View southeast down the Lehigh River from the bridge for U.S. Route 209 on the border of Weissport and Lehighton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- US 209 sb in Lehighton, PA (2), Nov. 2022, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 10 21 40 View south along U.S. Route 209 (Sergeant Stanley Hoffman Boulevard) just south of North First Street in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Central Railroad of New Jersey Station Jim Thorpe PA Dec 09, Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Carbon County Prison Sides 2724px, Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2
- Packer Mansion001, Chris18240 ( talk ), Public domain
- HarryPackerMansion, KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jim Thorpe Broadway Buildings 3008px, Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2
- PA 902 wb past PA 443, Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- PA 443 eb approaching PA 902, Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- US 209 sb at PA 443, Nov. 2022, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2022-08-08 15 50 02 View north along U.S. Route 209 just south of Pennsylvania State Route 248 (POW-MIA Remembrance Highway) in Weissport, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weissport PA Borough Park, Fort Allen monument Benjamin Franklin 2025-01-01, Kreuz und quer, CC0
- Jacob's UCC, Weissport PA 02, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- PA 443 eb in Mahoning Twp., Carbon Co., Feb. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jacob's UCC, Weissport PA 01, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Franklin St, Weissport PA 01, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weissport, PA Playground, July 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weissport PA Borough Park, WWI plaque, 2025-01-01, Kreuz und quer, CC0
- Weissport PA Borough Park 2025-01-01, Kreuz und quer, CC0
- Borough Park, Weissport PA, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White St, Weissport PA 05, Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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