Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
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"Summit Hill" redirects here. For other uses, see Summit Hill (disambiguation).
Summit Hill is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 3,034 at the 2010 census.[3]
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Summit Hill, Pennsylvania | |
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Motto: "Where it all began" | |
Coordinates: 40°49′39″N 75°51′57″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Carbon |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul McArdle |
Area | |
• Total | 9.11 sq mi (23.58 km2) |
• Land | 8.69 sq mi (22.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
Elevation | 1,510 ft (460 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,034 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 2,954 |
• Density | 339.89/sq mi (131.23/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 18250 |
Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
FIPS code | 42-75248 |
Website | www |
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Summit Hill was the western terminus of the United States' second operational railway, the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway. It was the site of some of the earliest coal mines developed in North America, where the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company began mining in 1792, establishing the town initially as little more than a mining camp with stables and paddocks.