East Penn Township, Pennsylvania

East Penn Township
The Lehigh River in East Penn Township in March 2010
The Lehigh River in East Penn Township in March 2010
Official seal of East Penn Township
Location of East Penn Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Location of East Penn Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Location of Carbon County in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 75°45′05″W / 40.74167°N 75.75139°W / 40.74167; -75.75139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCarbon
Area
 • Total22.84 sq mi (59.16 km2)
 • Land22.71 sq mi (58.81 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,881
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
2,782
 • Density122.52/sq mi (47.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
18212, 18235, 18211
Area codes570 and 610
FIPS code42-025-21664
Websitewww.eastpenntownship.com

East Penn Township is a rural township in the rough uplands terrain of the eastern Mahoning Hills area of Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

The township has a complementary or sister township, West Penn Township, directly to the west in Schuylkill County. The township sits between two ridgelines of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, but with multiple hilltops, its terrain is unlike many nearby valley floors between similar ridgelines. The population was 2,881 at the 2010 United States Census,[3] up from 2,461 at the 2000 census.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Penn township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.