Community Profile
Located in Carbon County, Weatherly, Pennsylvania, is an attractive community for anyone to locate. We are a small borough with accessibility, our own municipal electric system, local school system, recreational opportunities, and other amenities that set us apart from the larger metropolitan areas.
We are situated 4.27 miles from PA 93, and less than 11 miles from Interstate 80 and Interstate 81. These roadways allow quick access to major metropolitan areas such as: Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (approximately 1 ¾ hour commutes); Trenton, New Jersey (2 hours); New York City, New York (2 hours 25 minutes), and Baltimore, Maryland (3 hours). Several airports are also accessible within an hour including Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and Lehigh Valley International Airport.
Our municipal electric system is owned, governed, and operated locally by the borough. Residents have part-ownership, have the opportunity to elect representatives to the board/council, and attend their open meetings. Any electrical issues are resolved locally within the borough. As a municipal system, we aim to provide a quality service at an economical price. Weatherly is a Member of American Municipal Power, Inc., the nonprofit, wholesale power and services provider for more than 130 public power communities that serve about 661,000 customers across nine states. AMP manages and supplies competitively priced, reliable wholesale power to Member municipal electric systems such as Weatherly. We work closely with AMP to provide our community with a diverse mix of reliable power at a competitive price.
Education for our youth is provided by the Weatherly Area School District. Graduates have a variety of offerings to further their education close to home. Lehigh Carbon Community College offers two locations: Nesquehoning, PA (15 minutes) and Tamaqua (25 minutes). Several major colleges are also available within an hour, including: Penn State Hazleton, King’s College, Cedar Crest College, and Muhlenborg College.
In addition to the traditional park system, Weatherly offers The Eurana Park Indoor Pavilion for rent. Other leisurely attractions in the area include: Rockport at Lehigh Valley Gorge (within 4.5 miles) which offers the scenic Luke Falls and river rafting, and Audubon’s Lehigh Auto Tour – a scenic and informative self-paced tour of 53 miles through valleys and natural landscapes.
Weatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Weatherly Casting & Machine Co. are two of the businesses who have found success here, and we are sure your business would too. Our quality of life, beautiful surroundings, work ethic of our people, and the desire of our community to work with businesses, make our community an ideal location. We invite you to set up an appointment, let us show you around, and discuss what Weatherly has to offer.
Contact
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For more information on Weatherly contact:
Harold J. Pudliner, Jr., Borough Manager/Treasurer
570.427.8640
[email protected]
61 West Main Street
Weatherly, PA 18255
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