Town guide

West Lebanon, Pennsylvania

West Lebanon is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 827 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17042 and 17046.

Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population8272,121 per sq mi
Median home value$147,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in West Lebanon

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around West Lebanon

Distances

Nearest major airportPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)71 miles away
Closer regional airportLancaster Airport (LNS)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Philadelphia, PA72 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of West Lebanon; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents West Lebanon

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

West Lebanon had 833 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 1890th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Lebanon County grew from 53,827 residents in 1900 to 143,257 in 2020.

West Lebanon population by census2000: 836, 2010: 781, 2020: 833836200078120108332020

Lebanon County, 1900–2020

Lebanon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 53,827, 1910: 59,565, 1920: 63,152, 1930: 67,103, 1940: 72,641, 1950: 81,683, 1960: 90,853, 1970: 99,665, 1980: 108,582, 1990: 113,744, 2000: 120,327, 2010: 133,568, 2020: 143,25754K’00’1063K’20’3073K’40’5091K’60’70109K’80’90120K’00’10143K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near West LebanonJan: high 37°F, low 22°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 23°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 31°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 3.7 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 4.1 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 34°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 27°F, 3.6 in37°22°Jan3.140°23°Feb2.649°31°Mar3.662°40°Apr3.772°51°May4.080°60°Jun4.584°64°Jul4.982°63°Aug4.676°55°Sep4.664°44°Oct4.152°34°Nov3.242°27°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lebanon 2 W, PA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Lebanon County

50,901 jobs at 2,811 businesses in Lebanon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lebanon CountyManufacturing: 9,906 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 9,609 jobs; Retail trade: 6,851 jobs; Wholesale trade: 4,542 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 3,965 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,574 jobs; Administrative and support: 2,844 jobs; Other services: 2,229 jobsManufacturing 20% Health care and social assistance 19% Retail trade 14% Wholesale trade 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1,229 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Lebanon’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lebanon1.7 miles
  • Lebanon Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lebanon3.4 miles
  • Milton S Hershey Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hershey14.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors116
Specialist doctors245
Dentists53
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants220
Mental health providers474
Physical and occupational therapists85
Optometrists27
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies18

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 West Lebanon

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Stoever's Dam Park · 85 acres0.7 mi
  • Hill Top Playground · 3 acres0.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Ideal Food Basket0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy2.2 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.4 mi

Libraries

  • Lebanon Community Library1.4 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Light's Fort1.0 mi

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.

Schools in West Lebanon

Public schools here are run by Lebanon SD, Annville-Cleona SD, Cornwall-Lebanon SD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Harding El SchLebanonPre-K–5555Public1.6 mi
Houck El SchLebanonPre-K–5348Public1.2 mi
Northwest El SchLebanonPre-K–5557Public1.2 mi
Southeast El SchLebanonPre-K–5438Public1.9 mi
Southwest El SchLebanonPre-K–5390Public2.5 mi
Cleona El SchCleonaK–2302Public3.3 mi
Cornwall El SchCornwallK–5541Public5.9 mi
Ebenezer El SchLebanonK–5500Public1.0 mi
South Lebanon El SchLebanonK–5554Public4.2 mi
Union Canal El SchLebanonK–5386Public2.3 mi
Cedar Crest MSLebanon6–81,224Public3.6 mi
Lebanon Intermediate SchLebanon6380Public1.2 mi
Lebanon JHSLebanon7–8693Public2.5 mi
Cedar Crest HSLebanon9–121,676Public3.6 mi
Lebanon County Career and Technology CenterLebanon9–129Career and Technical2.1 mi
Lebanon SHSLebanon9–121,393Public2.4 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Lebanon Christian AcademyLebanonPre-K–12128Baptist1.0 mi
New Covenant Christian SchoolLebanonPre-K–12318Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 mi
Our Lady of the Cross SchoolLebanonPre-K–1283Roman Catholic1.5 mi
Fairview Mennonite SchoolLebanon1–9110Mennonite4.1 mi
Hillcrest Amish Parochial SchoolLebanon1–824Amish5.7 mi
Meadow Ridge SchoolLebanon1–824Amish4.9 mi
Sunny Lea SchoolLebanon1–828Amish4.8 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 Lebanon, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, North Cornwall, Cornwall, South Annville, Swatara Township, Cleona, Bethel Township (Lebanon County), West Cornwall and North Annville.

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