Summit Hill, Pennsylvania

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Summit Hill, Pennsylvania is a small borough in northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region, historically tied to early American coal mining and the development of the Lehigh Valley.

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instanceOf borough in Pennsylvania
areaCode 272
570
associatedWith Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company
Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill gravity railroad
censusClassification incorporated place
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
county Carbon County, Pennsylvania
drainageBasin Lehigh River watershed
economicHistory coal mining–based economy
elevation approximately 1600 feet above sea level
feature overlooks Panther Creek Valley
governmentType borough council
historicalRegion Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company lands
historicalRole early center of anthracite coal extraction
origin point for coal transported to the Lehigh Canal
historicalSignificance contributed to early American industrialization via coal supply
historicIndustry coal mining
railroad-related employment
knownFor early American anthracite coal mining
role in development of the Lehigh Valley industrial region
landUseHistory coal mining and residential development
locatedIn Carbon County School District service area
Lehigh Valley region
anthracite coal region of northeastern Pennsylvania
locatedOn Pisgah Mountain
namedFor its location on the summit of a mountain ridge
nearbyCity Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
nearbyCommunity Lansford, Pennsylvania
Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania
nearestMajorMetropolitanArea Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton metropolitan area
partOf United States Census Bureau defined areas
populationTrend small population relative to nearby urban centers
postalCode 18250
region Appalachian Mountains
Coal Region of Pennsylvania
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Southern Anthracite Coal Field
settlementType borough
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
transportAccess served by Pennsylvania state and local roads
transportHistory coal shipped by gravity railroad to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe)
one of the earliest gravity railroads in the United States

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Carbon County, Pennsylvania containsSettlement Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
Lansford, Pennsylvania borders Summit Hill, Pennsylvania