THE BANKS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anthracite Subregion setting.
Banks township has 11.6 square miles of land in Carbon County. Its Census reference point is in Anthracite Subregion, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Banks and Carbon County
Banks is associated with Carbon County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Banks by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Banks, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.6 percentage points lower than the 1.6% recorded for Carbon County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Banks township has 45.1 times the land area of nearby Beaver Meadows borough (0.26 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

