A town of 4,290, settled in 1737. Nearly 1.5% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Slatington does most differently from other towns.
2013 · Municipal Building6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
Where Slatington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Slatington. Another town gets a different order.
0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Victory Park | — | 2 |
| 2. West End Playground | — | 1 |
The typical Slatington home is worth about $347,000, up 4.6% in a year, 20% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
The public schools Slatington’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slatington El Sch | 3–6 | 487 | C+ |
| St. John Neumann Regional School Private | K–2 | 25 | |
| Northern Lehigh MS | 7–8 | 238 | C |
| Northern Lehigh SHS | 9–12 | 502 | B |
Slatington beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Slatington | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 55.3% | 64.4% |
Most working residents leave Slatington for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Allentown (8%), Upper Macungie (7%) and Bethlehem (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Slatington has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Slatington's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
3 places in Slatington on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Slatington.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Slatington is a borough in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States, in a geographic region known as the Slate Belt. As of the 2020 census, Slatington had a population of 4,283. Slatington is located northwest of Allentown and Bethlehem. Slatington is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Slatington.
