THE SUMMIT HILL LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Anthracite Subregion setting.
Summit Hill borough has 8.69 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
Summit Hill and Carbon County
Summit Hill 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.
Summit Hill by land and water
The Census records 0.41 square miles of water within Summit Hill, or 4.5% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points higher 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, Summit Hill borough has 5.7 times the land area of nearby Lansford borough (1.54 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.