County · code 42025
Carbon CountyPennsylvania
Carbon County is a county in Pennsylvania with its seat in Jim Thorpe. It was created on September 1, 1843, from Monroe and Northampton counties.
- Founded1843
- County seatJim Thorpe
- Named forcoal
- Land area381 sq mi + 6.1 sq mi water
- Population64,749 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped48,665 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Carbon on the map of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1843 from Monroe County and Northampton County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Carbon County was formed from Monroe and Northampton counties and was named after coal.
- 1843Carbon County created Carbon created from Monroe and Northampton. · Pa. Laws 1843, no. 41, secs. 1-2/p. 85
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Carbon
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 48,665 parcels from Carbon County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Carbon County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Carbon by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Carbon County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Carbon County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Carbon County
- When was Carbon County founded?
- Carbon County was founded in 1843, formed from Monroe County and Northampton County, and named after coal.
- What is the county seat of Carbon County?
- The county seat of Carbon County is Jim Thorpe.
- Is there an online parcel map for Carbon County?
- Yes. Carbon County publishes a parcel map of 48,665 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Carbon County's boundary or name changed?
- Carbon County was created in 1843 from Monroe County and Northampton County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Carbon County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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