East Penn Township, Carbon County, PA

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Welcome to our web site!

167 Municipal Road
Lehighton PA 18235
Phone:  570-386-5735
Fax:  570-386-4869
Email:  eptwp@ptd.net

We realize updating our website is certainly past due - as time allows changes will be made to bring the information up to date.                   Latest Update:  April 22, 2008
 
Directions to the Municipal Building: 
From Lehighton - take 443 heading west past WalMart; turn left onto Gilberts Hill Road (right next to closed gas station / mini-mart); follow straight onto Municipal Road - office is in green cement block building at top of hill (chainlink fence before building)
From Tamaqua - 309 south to 443 east; turn right at 1st light; follow to Y - stay left at Y - follow to 1st left (in sharp curve); turn left at stop sign; take 1st road to left (Municipal Road); straight at stop sign; follow to green cement block building on right.
From Palmerton/Bowmanstown - 248 to Bowmanstown exit; turn left at top of ramp; turn left onto 895 at stop sign; go straight at stop sign in village of Ashfield; follow 895 to 1st road to right (Berger Creek Road - green sign "Municipal Building" at each turn from here on); stay on Berger Creek Road, take 1st road to left (Ben Salem Road); take first road to right (Evergreen Road); turn left at stop sign onto Municipal Road; office is green cement block building at top of hill.
 

Running a local township is a significant challenge. It is difficult to get a message out to as many residents as possible. This web site is a great way to quickly introduce ourselves and educate the residents on the key issues of the Township.

We hope you'll find the information you need on this site helpful. We look forward to hearing from you if you have any questions or need further information.

Important Phone #'s for Township

  • Emergency - 911
  • Non-Emergency Comm Center - 800-452-1813
  • Township Police - Non-Emergency - 570-386-9982
  • Sewage Enforcement Officer - Homesite Services. - 610-377-0276 or 800-453-1493; Hanover Engineering 610-691-5644
  • Zoning / Permit Officer Mary Anne Leavitt - 570-386-5735
  • Fire Chief Brian Eickhoff - 610-377-0120
  • East Penn Twp. Fire Station - 610-377-3322 (non-emergency)  email: east3@ptd.net
  • Tax Collector Thos. N. Beck - 610-377-4167  tnbeck@ptd.net
  • Recycling - Carbon Co. Waste Mgmt - 610-852-5111  ccrecycl@ptd.net
  • East Penn Social Hall - Admin. Lavona Berger 610-377-5625
  • Social Hall Office - 610-377-1041
  • To rent East Penn Playground - call Twp. office 570-386-5735

Other numbers you may need to know:

Ashfield Post Office 610-377-5505
East Penn Elementary School 610-377-6094
Lehighton Area School District 610-377-4490 (Administrative Office)
Lehighton Area High School 610-377-6180
Lehighton Area Middle School 610-377-6535
Dinkey Evangelical Lutheran Church 610-377-4242
Ben Salem United Church of Christ 570-386-4990
Strohl Sanitation (Garbage & Recycling) 610-377-3455 or 610-377-9326 (Donna)

Official Site of Carbon County

Carbon County Courts Website

DEP (Department of Environmental Protection)

Department of State Website

Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski Home Site

Representative Keith McCall Website

Mahoning Valley Ambulance Website

Office Hours:
Monday  8:00- 4:30
Tuesday 8:00- 4:30
Wednesday 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday 8:00- 4:30
Friday 8:00- 4:30

East Penn Social Hall
403 Blue Mountain Road
Directions:  in village of Ashfield at stop sign turn south onto Blue Mountain Road - follow till see fire company - Social Hall entrance is on south side of building