Lehighton, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 5537 Housing Units (2000): 2546 Land area (2000): 1.713809 sq. miles (4.438746 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.033773 sq. miles (0.087472 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.747582 sq. miles (4.526218 sq. km) FIPS code: 42472 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.831932 N, 75.714701 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Lehighton, PA Lehighton