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Weissport, Pennsylvania

Weissport, Pennsylvania, in Carbon county, is 18 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 66 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan area. Weissport contains a population of approximately 434.

The People and Families of Weissport

In Weissport, about 45% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Weissport had a median family income of $37,188.

Weissport Housing

Weissport has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 51% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Weissport, 83% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	18 miles NW of Allentown, Pennsylvania (center to center)
Nearest Large City	66 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Carbon
Metro Area	Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton
Standard Zip Codes	18235
Phone Area Codes	610
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.829
Longitude	-75.698

Station	BELTZVILLE DAM
Distance	4.7 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 34 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	49.7 inches

Station	RODALE RESEARCH CENTER
Distance	19.3 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46 inches

Station	FRANCIS E WALTER DAM
Distance	20 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 31 F
Apr Temp	30 to 56 F
Jul Temp	54 to 79 F
Oct Temp	33 to 59 F
Annual Precip	46.2 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	434	100%
Male	222	51.2%
Female	212	48.8%
Under 18	102	23.5%
18+	332	76.5%
65+	49	11.3%
Median Age	34.1
Average Family Size	3.12
White	413	95.2%
African-American	2	0.5%
Asian	15	3.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	3	0.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	3	0.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	432
Growth	-2
Growth %	-0.49%

Ancestry	Percent
German	29%
US/American	14.8%
Dutch	12%
Irish	10.1%
Pennsylvania German	8.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.3%
Polish	4.7%
Italian	2.2%
Welsh	2.2%
English	1.9%
Hungarian	1.9%
Slovak	1.9%
Scottish	1.6%
Ukrainian	1.6%
Swiss	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Weissport	434	$37,188
Bowmanstown	895	$39,018
Coaldale	2,295	$31,905
Jim Thorpe	4,804	$43,710
Lehighton	5,537	$35,673
Palmerton	5,248	$36,967
Parryville	478	$37,917

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