Hanover Township (Northampton County) is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, home to about 11,701 people across 6.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18017 and 18109.
Homes sold for a median of $201 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bethlehem City (Northampton County); part is in Hanover Township (Northampton County)
Mostly Allentown; part is in Hanover Township (Northampton County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hanover Township (Northampton 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)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA47 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hanover Township (Northampton 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 (Northampton County) had 11,783 residents in the 2020 census, up 23% since 2000.
It’s the 217th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Northampton County grew from 99,687 residents in 1900 to 312,951 in 2020.
Northampton 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 (3 miles away).
121,192 jobs at 6,529 businesses in Northampton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,368 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hanover Township (Northampton County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 122 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 358 |
| Dentists | 59 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 235 |
| Mental health providers | 374 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 192 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 22 |
| Pharmacies | 27 |
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 (27 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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 Bethlehem Area SD, Allentown City SD, Executive Education Academy CS and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvine El SchBethlehem | Pre-K–5 | 265 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| Mosser El SchAllentown | Pre-K–5 | 551 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| Sonia Sotomayor Dual Lang Immersion AcademyAllentown | Pre-K–5 | 112 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Asa Packer El SchBethlehem | K–5 | 314 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Executive Education Academy CSAllentown | K–12 | 1,497 | Charter | 4.1 mi |
| Freemansburg El SchFreemansburg | K–5 | 328 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Governor Wolf El SchBethlehem | K–5 | 432 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Hanover El SchBethlehem | K–5 | 205 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| James Buchanan El SchBethlehem | K–5 | 253 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Lehigh Valley Academy Regional CSBethlehem | K–12 | 1,878 | Charter | 1.4 mi |
| Lincoln El SchBethlehem | K–5 | 355 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Lincoln Leadership Academy CSAllentown | K–12 | 973 | Charter | 3.4 mi |
| Ritter El SchAllentown | K–5 | 463 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Spring Garden El SchBethlehem | K–5 | 532 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| East Hills MSBethlehem | 6–8 | 966 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Louis E Dieruff HSAllentown | 9–12 | 1,914 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightbridge AcademyBethlehem | Pre-K–K | 15 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| St Anne SchoolBethlehem | Pre-K–8 | 268 | Roman Catholic | 2.3 mi |
| St John Chrysostom AcademyBethlehem | TK–10 | 50 | Other religious | 1.0 mi |
| Centennial School Lehigh UnivBethlehem | 1–12 | 71 | Nonsectarian | 1.8 mi |
| Bethlehem Catholic High SchoolBethlehem | 9–12 | 478 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 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 Allentown, Bethlehem City (Northampton County), Bethlehem City (Lehigh County), Freemansburg, Hanover Township (Lehigh County) and East Allen.
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