Weissport is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 506 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 18235.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population5063,614 per sq mi
Median home value$77,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$154Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Weissport
Distances
Nearest major airport
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)70 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Philadelphia, PA64 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Weissport; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Weissport
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 7th DistrictRyan Mackenzie (R)
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
Weissport had 413 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 2158th 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).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lehighton 1ssw, PA weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Carbon County
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).
Health care
216 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Weissport.
Nearest hospitals
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · LehightonUnder a mile
St. Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Coaldale11.1 miles
Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hazleton16.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
22
Specialist doctors
36
Dentists
15
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
68
Mental health providers
43
Physical and occupational therapists
24
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
12
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 Weissport
Parks (5 nearby)
Phifer's Ice Dam Park · 14 acres0.9 mi
Lehigh Canal Park · 2 acres0.1 mi
Colonel Jacob Weiss Park · 1 acres0.7 mi
Weissport Borough Park · 1 acres0.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Mallard Markets0.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
First National Pharmacy0.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Lehighton Memorial Library0.7 mi
Museums
Asa Packer Mansion3.2 mi
Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center3.4 mi
Old Jail Museum3.5 mi
Lehigh Gap Historical Society4.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Mauch Chunk Opera House3.3 mi
Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation3.3 mi
Penns Peak concert Ampitheatre3.9 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lehighton Area SD, Palmerton Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lehighton Area Elementary CenterLehighton
Pre-K–5
1,005
Public
1.5 mi
Towamensing El SchLehighton
K–6
328
Public
7.4 mi
Lehighton Area MSLehighton
6–8
478
Public
1.4 mi
Lehighton Area HSLehighton
9–12
630
Public
1.5 mi
Private schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Valley Ridge AcademyLehighton
TK–6
29
Nonsectarian
0.8 mi
Bha-IsstLehighton
K–12
43
Nonsectarian
1.4 mi
Mahoning Valley AcademyLehighton
K–12
65
Nonsectarian
3.9 mi
Packer Ridge AcademyLehighton
K–12
63
Nonsectarian
1.9 mi
Willow AcademyLehighton
K–12
91
Nonsectarian
1.4 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 Lehighton, Mahoning Township (Carbon County), Franklin Township (Carbon County), East Penn, Towamensing, Penn Forest and Jim Thorpe.
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