Local Wiki
Carbon County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 5, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 10:30 AM (January meetings sometimes shift, e.g. 2026's were Jan 5 and Jan 15).
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Conference Room, Third Floor, Carbon County Administration Building, 2 Hazard Square, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229.
- County Clerk
- Donna L. Gentile · 570-325-2651 · dgentile@carboncounty.net
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.carboncountypa.gov/government/boards_authorities___commissions_/agendas___minutes.php
- Board of County Commissioners
- Traditional 3-member Board of County Commissioners. Chairman: Michael J. "Mike" Sofranko. Commissioners: Wayne E. Nothstein, Rocky Ahner.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Boroughs (12)
- Beaver Meadows
- Bowmanstown
- East Side
- Jim Thorpe
- Lansford
- Lehighton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Nesquehoning
- Palmerton
- Parryville
- Summit Hill (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Weatherly (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Weissport
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (5)
- Jim Thorpe Area SD
- Lehighton Area SD
- Palmerton Area SD
- Panther Valley SD
- Weatherly Area SD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Carbon County Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Education (1)
- Carbon County Area Vocational Technical School Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Hospital (1)
- Carbon County Hospital Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Carbon County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Industrial Development (1)
- Carbon County Industrial Development Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Sewer (6)
- Banks Township Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Central Carbon Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Coaldale-Lansford-Summit Hill Sewer Authority
- Lehighton Sewerage Authority
- Mahoning Township Municipal (Sewer) Authority
- Weissport Municipal (Sewer) Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)
- Palmerton Municipal Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (5)
- Bowmanstown Borough (Water) Authority
- Lansford Coaldale Joint Water Authority
- Lehighton Water Authority
- Nesquehoning Borough (Water) Authority
- Summit Hill Water Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)