East Penn Township, Pennsylvania
East Penn Township is a rural township in the rough uplands terrain of the eastern Mahoning Hills area of Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
East Penn Township | |
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The Lehigh River in East Penn Township in March 2010 | |
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Location of East Penn Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania | |
Location of Carbon County in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 75°45′05″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Carbon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.84 sq mi (59.16 km2) |
| • Land | 22.71 sq mi (58.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 535 ft (163 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,881 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 2,782 |
| • Density | 122.52/sq mi (47.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 18212, 18235, 18211 |
| Area codes | 570 and 610 |
| FIPS code | 42-025-21664 |
| Website | www |
The township has a complementary or sister township, West Penn Township, directly to the west in Schuylkill County. The township sits between two ridgelines of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, but with multiple hilltops, its terrain is unlike many nearby valley floors between similar ridgelines. The population was 2,881 at the 2010 United States Census, up from 2,461 at the 2000 census.
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