Carbon County, Pennsylvania
41 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 65,382
- Median household income
- $67,554
- ±3,356
- Unemployed
- 7.5%
- 2,483 of 33,283 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.7%
- 24,170 of 27,255 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Carbon | 65,412 (2021) | Po Box 129, Jim Thorpe | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Beaver Meadows | 906 (2021) | Po Box 215, Beaver Meadows | — |
| Borough of Bowmanstown | 901 (2021) | Po Box 127, Bowmanstown | Website |
| Borough of East Side | 251 (2021) | 100 N Sheaman Road, White Haven | — |
| Borough of Jim Thorpe | 4,560 (2021) | 101 E 10th St, Jim Thorpe | — |
| Borough of Lansford | 4,181 (2021) | 1 W Ridge St, Lansford | — |
| Borough of Lehighton | 5,278 (2021) | Po Box 29, Lehighton | Website |
| Borough of Nesquehoning | 3,310 (2021) | 114 W Catawissa St, Nesquehoning | — |
| Borough of Palmerton | 5,658 (2021) | 401 Delaware Ave, Palmerton | Website |
| Borough of Parryville | 418 (2021) | Po Box 10, Parryville | Website |
| Borough of Summit Hill | 3,149 (2021) | 40 W Amidon St, Summit Hill | Website |
| Borough of Weatherly | 2,519 (2021) | 10 Wilbur St, Weatherly | Website |
| Borough of Weissport | 415 (2021) | 440 Allen St, Weissport | — |
Townships 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Banks | 1,179 (2021) | Po Box 231, Tresckow | — |
| Township of East Penn | 2,784 (2021) | 167 Municipal Rd, Lehighton | Website |
| Township of Franklin | 4,419 (2021) | 900 Fairyland Rd, Lehighton | Website |
| Township of Kidder | 1,816 (2021) | Po Box 576, Lake Harmony | Website |
| Township of Lausanne | 226 (2021) | 143 N Stagecoach Rd, Weatherly | — |
| Township of Lehigh | 426 (2021) | 1741 S Lehigh Gorge Dr, Weatherly | — |
| Township of Lower Towamensing | 3,090 (2021) | 525 Hahns Dairy Road, Palrmeton | Website |
| Township of Mahoning | 4,283 (2021) | 2685 Mahoning Dr E, Lehighton | Website |
| Township of Packer | 1,036 (2021) | 2234 Hudson Drive, Weatherly | — |
| Township of Penn Forest | 10,099 (2021) | 2010 State Rt 903, Jim Thorpe | Website |
| Township of Towamensing | 4,508 (2021) | 120 Stable Rd, Lehighton | Website |
Special districts 17
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon County Airport Authority | Air transportation | 2321 Mahoning Dr E, Lehighton | — |
| Carbon County Area Vocational Technical School Authority | Education | 150 W 13th St, Jim Thorpe | Website |
| Carbon County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | 211 N 12th St, Lehighton | — |
| Carbon County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 215 S 3rd St, Lehighton | — |
| Carbon County Industrial Development Authority | Industrial development | 137 South St, Lehighton | — |
| Banks Township Municipal (sewer) Authority | Sewerage | Po Box 133, Tresckow | — |
| Central Carbon Municipal (sewer) Authority | Sewerage | 1000 Lehigh Dr, Lehighton | — |
| Coaldale-Lansford-Summit Hill Sewer Authority | Sewerage | 162 W Ridge St, Lansford | — |
| Lehighton Sewerage Authority | Sewerage | Municipal Building, Lehighton | Website |
| Mahoning Township Municipal (sewer) Authority | Sewerage | Po Box 609, Lehighton | — |
| Weissport Municipal (sewer) Authority | Sewerage | 440 Allen St, Weissport | — |
| Palmerton Municipal Authority | Sewerage and water supply | 443 Delaware Ave, Palmerton | — |
| Bowmanstown Borough (water) Authority | Water supply utility | 490 Ore St, Bowmanstown | Website |
| Lansford Coaldale Joint Water Authority | Water supply utility | 1 E Ridge St, Lansford | — |
| Lehighton Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 29, Lehighton | — |
| Nesquehoning Borough (water) Authority | Water supply utility | 114 W Catawissa St, Nesquehoning | — |
| Summit Hill Water Authority | Water supply utility | 40 W Amidon St, Summit Hill | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Carbon Career & Technical Institute
Specialized district1 schools
150 West 13th Street, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Jim Thorpe Area SD
School district3 schools
1100 Center St, Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lehighton Area SD
School district3 schools
1000 Union St, Lehighton, PA, 18235
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Palmerton Area SD
School district5 schools
680 Fourth Street, Palmerton, PA, 18071
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Panther Valley SD
School district3 schools
1 Panther Way, Lansford, PA, 18232
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Weatherly Area SD
School district3 schools
602 6th St, Weatherly, PA, 18255
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Trexlertown Farmers' Market (1151 Mosser Rd Brienigsville) · Plaza Growers' Market in Allentown (821 Hamilton St Allentown) · Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers' Market (Allentown) · and 2 more
Summer Marketplace at Mohegan Sun Arena (255 Highland Park Blvd. Wilkes-Barre) · Nuangola Farmer's Market (5177 Nuangola Road Nuangola) · Back Mountain Library Farmers' Market (Dallas)
Stroudsburg Old Time Farmers' Market (Stroudsburg)
ABV Farm Market (690 Allegheny Road Mount Bethel) · Bethlehem Farmers' Market (Bethlehem) · Easton Farmers' Market (Easton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.