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Dorneyville is a big small town of 5,211 people in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It's part of the Allentown, PA area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $418k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,211people
$418kTypical home
$1,934/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
33"Snow
223Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,211
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,405 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- In the Allentown, PA area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $418k (≈$2,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,934/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 38% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ABE airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 830 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lehigh County: D+3 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk