There are 28 cities in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazleton | 1 | 30,078 | 29,912 | 0.14% | 5,037 | 6.0 | City |
| Penn Forest township | 2 | 10,300 | 9,938 | 0.64% | 140 | 73.8 | Township |
| Tamaqua | 3 | 6,920 | 6,907 | 0.04% | 724 | 9.6 | Borough |
| Palmerton | 4 | 5,623 | 5,595 | 0.13% | 2,263 | 2.5 | Borough |
| Lehighton | 5 | 5,259 | 5,247 | 0.06% | 3,240 | 1.6 | Borough |
| Towamensing township | 6 | 4,558 | 4,435 | 0.48% | 168 | 27.1 | Township |
| Jim Thorpe | 7 | 4,537 | 4,503 | 0.18% | 311 | 14.6 | Borough |
| Franklin township | 8 | 4,400 | 4,358 | -0.09% | 290 | 15.2 | Township |
| Mahoning township | 9 | 4,304 | 4,257 | -0.07% | 182 | 23.7 | Township |
| Lansford | 10 | 4,147 | 4,139 | 0.05% | 2,700 | 1.5 | Borough |
| Nesquehoning | 11 | 3,346 | 3,338 | 0.06% | 158 | 21.2 | Borough |
| Summit Hill | 12 | 3,138 | 3,120 | 0.13% | 361 | 8.7 | Borough |
| Lower Towamensing township | 13 | 3,079 | 3,043 | -0.07% | 145 | 21.3 | Township |
| East Penn township | 14 | 2,765 | 2,748 | -0.36% | 122 | 22.7 | Township |
| Weatherly | 15 | 2,552 | 2,546 | 0.04% | 857 | 3.0 | Borough |
| McAdoo | 16 | 2,469 | 2,467 | 0% | 7,115 | 0.3 | Borough |
| Kidder township | 17 | 1,849 | 1,791 | 0.65% | 27 | 68.9 | Township |
| White Haven | 18 | 1,183 | 1,162 | 0.42% | 986 | 1.2 | Borough |
| Banks township | 19 | 1,160 | 1,163 | -0.34% | 100 | 11.6 | Township |
| Packer township | 20 | 1,026 | 1,026 | -0.19% | 37 | 27.9 | Township |
| Bowmanstown | 21 | 897 | 889 | 0.22% | 1,166 | 0.8 | Borough |
| Beaver Meadows | 22 | 896 | 896 | 0% | 3,473 | 0.3 | Borough |
| Lehigh township | 23 | 422 | 423 | -0.47% | 16 | 26.2 | Township |
| Parryville | 24 | 415 | 414 | 0% | 258 | 1.6 | Borough |
| Weissport | 25 | 412 | 411 | 0% | 3,052 | 0.1 | Borough |
| Penn Lake Park | 26 | 375 | 358 | 1.08% | 237 | 1.6 | Borough |
| East Side | 27 | 250 | 249 | 0% | 217 | 1.2 | Borough |
| Lausanne township | 28 | 224 | 223 | 0% | 37 | 6.0 | Township |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Hazleton is the largest city in Carbon County.
Lausanne township is the smallest city in Carbon County.
There are 28 cities in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.