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Welcome to Carbon County ...

Time Zone: Carbon County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Jim Thorpe is the Seat for Carbon County.

Carbon County was founded March 13, 1843. Carbon was created by taking area from Northampton and Monroe Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carbon had a population of 64,182 people. This is a decrease of 1.63% since the last Census (which gave a population of 65,248 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbon represented 0.51% of the total population of Pennsylvania.

Below are some of the communities located in Carbon County:

  • Beaver Meadows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bowmanstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Side
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Side is located in Carbon County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jim Thorpe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
    • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
    • East Mauch Chunk
    • Mauch Chunk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <2>
  • Lansford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lehighton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Nesquehoning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Palmerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
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    • Parryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Summit Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Weatherly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Weissport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.