Hanover Township (Lehigh County) is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,866 people across 4.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18109.
Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Allentown; part is in Hanover Township (Lehigh County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hanover Township (Lehigh County). 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)54 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA46 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hanover Township (Lehigh County); 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.
Hanover Township (Lehigh County) had 1,689 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1273rd 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 (about a mile 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).
147 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hanover Township (Lehigh County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 22 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 15 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 14 |
| Mental health providers | 70 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| 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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Allentown City SD, Executive Education Academy CS, Lincoln Leadership Academy CS. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosser El SchAllentown | Pre-K–5 | 551 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion AcademyAllentown | Pre-K–5 | 112 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Executive Education Academy CSAllentown | K–12 | 1,497 | Charter | 1.2 mi |
| Lincoln Leadership Academy CSAllentown | K–12 | 973 | Charter | 1.0 mi |
| Ritter El SchAllentown | K–5 | 463 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Louis E Dieruff HSAllentown | 9–12 | 1,914 | Public | 1.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Allentown and Hanover Township (Northampton County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.