Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Borough
Flag of Lehighton, Pennsylvania
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Official seal of Lehighton, Pennsylvania
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Location of Lehighton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Location of Lehighton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Lehighton is located in Pennsylvania
Lehighton
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Location of Lehighton in Pennsylvania
Lehighton is located in the United States
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Lehighton (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°49′55″N 75°42′53″W / 40.83194°N 75.71472°W / 40.83194; -75.71472
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCarbon
Government
 • MayorClark Ritter
Area
[1]
 • Total1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2)
 • Land1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
[2]
570 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total5,248
 • Density3,233.52/sq mi (1,248.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
18235
Area codes610
FIPS code42-42472
Websitewww.lehightonborough.org

Lehighton (/liˈhaɪtən/) is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Lehighton is located 117.2 miles (188.6 km) west of New York City and 77.5 miles (124.7 km) northwest of Philadelphia.

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.

As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lehighton's population was 5,248, down from a peak population of 7,000 in 1940.[4] Lehighton is the most populous borough in Carbon County and still the county's business hub. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Lehighton.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Borough of Lehighton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lehighton borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.