Penn Forest is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 10,157 people across 74 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 18210 and 18229, and parts of 18235 are in Penn Forest too.
Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Penn Forest; also Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County) and Kidder
Mostly Penn Forest; also Jim Thorpe
Mostly Lehighton; part is in Penn Forest
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Penn Forest. 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)75 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA68 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Penn Forest; 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.
Penn Forest had 9,926 residents in the 2020 census, up 82% since 2000.
It’s the 260th 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).
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 (5 miles away).
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).
40 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Penn Forest’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 15 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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 (23 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Jim Thorpe Area SD, Carbon Career & Technical Institute. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L B Morris El SchJim Thorpe | Pre-K–8 | 615 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Penn-Kidder CampusAlbrightsville | Pre-K–8 | 541 | Public | 10.6 mi |
| Carbon Career & Technical InstituteJim Thorpe | 9–12 | 375 | Career and Technical | 2.1 mi |
| Jim Thorpe Area HSJim Thorpe | 9–12 | 490 | Public | 2.1 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 Lehighton, Mahoning Township (Carbon County), Franklin Township (Carbon County), Jim Thorpe, East Penn, Towamensing, Weissport, Tunkhannock Township (Monroe County), Kidder and Chestnuthill.
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.