Towamensing Trails, Pennsylvania

Towamensing Trails is a census-designated place (CDP)[1] in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area.

Towamensing Trails
Census-designated place
Towamensing Trails
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°59′42″N 75°35′0″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCarbon
TownshipPenn Forest
Area
 • Total6.2 sq mi (16.1 km2)
 • Land5.9 sq mi (15.4 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation
1,810 ft (550 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,292
 • Density386/sq mi (148.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-77163
GNIS feature ID1212327

The community is located directly south of the village of Albrightsville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,292.[2]

The CDP is located in the southern part of the Poconos and is bordered by Pennsylvania Route 903 on the northwest, separating it from Albrightsville, and by Pennsylvania Route 534 on the northeast. PA 903 leads southwest 12 miles (19 km) to Jim Thorpe, the Carbon County seat, and north 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 80 near Blakeslee, while PA 534 leads south 9 miles (14 km) to U.S. Route 209 and west through Hickory Run State Park 14 miles (23 km) to White Haven.

References
  1. https://www.census.gov/2010census/
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Towamensing Trails CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.


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