Town guide

Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania

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.

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Around Bowmanstown

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)68 miles away
Closer regional airportLehigh 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

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.

Bowmanstown population by census2000: 895, 2010: 937, 2020: 889895200093720108892020

Carbon County, 1900–2020

Carbon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 44,510, 1910: 52,846, 1920: 62,565, 1930: 63,380, 1940: 61,735, 1950: 57,558, 1960: 52,889, 1970: 50,573, 1980: 53,285, 1990: 56,846, 2000: 58,802, 2010: 65,249, 2020: 64,74945K’00’1063K’20’3062K’40’5053K’60’7053K’80’9059K’00’1065K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BowmanstownJan: high 36°F, low 19°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 21°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 28°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 38°F, 3.9 in; May: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 57°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.9 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 53°F, 5.6 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 41°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 32°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 24°F, 4.4 in36°19°Jan3.838°21°Feb2.947°28°Mar3.961°38°Apr3.971°48°May4.378°57°Jun5.282°62°Jul4.780°60°Aug4.973°53°Sep5.662°41°Oct4.750°32°Nov3.940°24°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Carbon CountyHealth care and social assistance: 2,820 jobs; Retail trade: 2,142 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,738 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 1,227 jobs; Information: 1,049 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,034 jobs; Other services: 738 jobs; Construction: 519 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 13% Arts, entertainment and recreation 9% Information 8% Manufacturing 8% Other services 6% Construction 4%

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 assistants1

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Palmerton, Lower Towamensing, Towamensing and Parryville.

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