Welcome to Summit Hill ...
Summit Hill is located in Carbon County<1>.
The location of Summit Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Summit Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Summit Hill has a population of 2,983 people<3> (see below for details).
Summit Hill is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Summit Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Summit Hill had an population of 2,983 people. This is a decrease of 1.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.3% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Summit Hill had a population of 3,034 people. This makes Summit Hill the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Summit Hill represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 316th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,034 people, the population of Summit Hill increased 2.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,974 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Summit Hill.
Communities Also Named Summit Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Summit Hill - they are located in Georgia and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Summit Hill.
Communities near Summit Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Summit Hill.
- Hazleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
- Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <5>
- Tamaqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
- Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <5>
- Palmerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lehighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
- Lehighton is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <5>
- Jim Thorpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- 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 <5>
- West Hazleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Slatington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
- Slatington is located in Lehigh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <5>
- Mahanoy City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahanoy City
- Mahanoy City is located in Schuylkill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahanoy City <5>
- Freeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <5>
- Weatherly
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherly
- Weatherly is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherly <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Summit Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summit Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summit Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Summit Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summit Hill ...
Looking for more information about Summit Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Summit Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Summit Hill.
Adding Summit Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Summit Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Summit Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Summit Hill post office opened in 1832.
We also found Summit Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Summit Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summit Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncounty.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Summit Hill. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Summit Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |