Fountain Hill is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,834 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18015.
Homes sold for a median of $184 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Bethlehem City (Northampton County); part is in Fountain Hill
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fountain Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA43 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fountain Hill; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Fountain Hill had 4,832 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 590th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Lehigh County grew from 93,893 residents in 1900 to 374,557 in 2020.
Lehigh County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 47.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Allentown Intl Ap, PA weather station (5 miles away).
201,146 jobs at 8,681 businesses in Lehigh County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,569 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fountain Hill.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 151 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 735 |
| Dentists | 29 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 414 |
| Mental health providers | 201 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 36 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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.
Parks (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
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.
Established in 1893.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bethlehem Area SD, Southern Lehigh SD, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegan El SchBethlehem | Pre-K–5 | 467 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Fountain Hill El SchBethlehem | Pre-K–5 | 530 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Southern Lehigh Intermediate SchBethlehem | 4–6 | 702 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Broughal MSBethlehem | 6–8 | 520 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the ArtsBethlehem | 9–12 | 550 | Charter | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael the Archangel SchoolBethlehem | Pre-K–8 | 249 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 mi |
| St Michael the Archangel SchoolBethlehem | Pre-K–8 | 248 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 mi |
| Holy Infancy SchoolBethlehem | K–8 | 139 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bethlehem City (Northampton County), Salisbury Township (Lehigh County), Lower Saucon and Upper Saucon.
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