Palmerton, Pennsylvania
E912750
Palmerton, Pennsylvania is a small borough in eastern Pennsylvania known historically for its zinc production and location along the Lehigh River in Carbon County.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palmerton | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
borough
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| adjacentMunicipality | Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode |
484
ⓘ
610 ⓘ |
| censusDesignation | borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
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| distanceTo |
approximately 20 miles northwest of Allentown
ⓘ
approximately 80 miles north of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| elevationCategory | valley town ⓘ |
| federalEnvironmentalStatus | Superfund site (Palmerton Zinc) vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureClass | populated place ⓘ |
| governmentType | borough council ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool | Palmerton Area High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHospital | St. Luke’s Palmerton Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Palmerton Borough Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | Palmerton Area Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | Palmerton Area School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCompany | New Jersey Zinc Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry |
smelting
ⓘ
zinc production ⓘ |
| incorporationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Lehigh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen S. Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRecreationArea |
Appalachian Trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blue Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
environmental remediation efforts
ⓘ
industrial heritage ⓘ |
| partOf | Lehigh Valley metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensus2020 | about 5,400 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 18071 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicSectorToday |
light manufacturing
GENERATED
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retail trade GENERATED ⓘ services GENERATED ⓘ |
| region |
Coal Region-adjacent area of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Northeastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationRoute |
Pennsylvania Route 145
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Route 248 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Palmerton