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Weissport East is a small town of 1,646 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 20 miles from Allentown, PA and 64 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $878 a month.
1,646people
$194kTypical home
$878/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
28"Snow
223Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,646
- Part of a metro area
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Allentown, PA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,220/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 20.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to ABE airport
- 71 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 600 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 144 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 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
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.