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Lehighton, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lehighton, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,353. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LEHIGHTON-PA · Lehighton, PA 1 ZIPs · 19,353 pop · #12157/25278 · Carbon County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,571
  • RANK-MID #12157/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albrightsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,353
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,600

Nearest income peer: Albrightsville, PA ( $1,888 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Lehighton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lehighton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lehighton, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,353
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,571
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 18235 (19,353 residents). Household income $72,571 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lehighton as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Kittanning is the closest lower-income city and Lyndora the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lehighton.

Population concentration

Lehighton's single ZIP 18235 carries the town

Lehighton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 18235 is the entire residential footprint (19,353 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lehighton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 462 establishments, 5,815 employees , annual payroll $261,119k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18235 (462 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (88) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Lehighton, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Carbon County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lehighton. See the Carbon County roll-up →

Lehighton sits in the upper half of Carbon County on income: Palmerton, Jim Thorpe and Albrightsville report less, while Tresckow reports more. Lansford marks the far end of that range at $44,713, 38% below Lehighton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18235 19,353 $72,571 462 94
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Lehighton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lehighton, .