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Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Borough in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Palmerton" redirects here. For other uses, see Palmerton (disambiguation).
Palmerton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 5,414 at the 2010 census.[3]
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Palmerton, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() St. Vladimir Church in Palmerton in May 2019 | |
![]() Location of Palmerton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. | |
Coordinates: 40°48′11″N 75°36′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Carbon |
Incorporated | October 14, 1912 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Donald Herrmann |
Area | |
• Total | 2.54 sq mi (6.57 km2) |
• Land | 2.48 sq mi (6.44 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2) |
Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,593 |
• Density | 2,250.70/sq mi (868.95/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 18071 |
Area codes | 610 |
FIPS code | 42-57696 |
Website | palmertonborough |
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Palmerton is located 18.9 miles (30.4 km) northwest of Allentown and 86.6 miles (139.4 km) northwest of Philadelphia.