Bowmanstown is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 968 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 18030, and parts of 18071 are in Bowmanstown too.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population9681,257 per sq mi
Median home value$191,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$170Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking41%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Bowmanstown
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Bowmanstown, PA18030Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bowmanstown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bowmanstown
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)68 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA61 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bowmanstown; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Bowmanstown
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 7th DistrictRyan Mackenzie (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Bowmanstown had 889 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1788th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Carbon County grew from 44,510 residents in 1900 to 64,749 in 2020.
Carbon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 52.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 27 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lehighton 1ssw, PA weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Carbon County
13,027 jobs at 1,205 businesses in Carbon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bowmanstown.
Nearest hospitals
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lehighton4.0 miles
St. Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Coaldale15.0 miles
Lehigh Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Allentown17.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Bowmanstown
Parks (2 nearby)
Palmerton Memorial Park · 19 acres0.4 mi
Palmerton Borough Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores
Country Harvest1.2 mi
Hucksters Grocery Market3.5 mi
Giant4.3 mi
Mallard Markets4.7 mi
Pharmacies
Shipman's Pharmacy1.0 mi
Rite Aid1.3 mi
Bechtel's Pharmacy4.1 mi
First National Pharmacy4.7 mi
Libraries
Palmerton Area Library1.1 mi
Slatington Public Library4.2 mi
Lehighton Memorial Library4.7 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Lehigh Gap Historical Society0.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Victory Park Amphitheater4.7 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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