Web Design in Portland, Pennsylvania

Portland’s small businesses and what their websites need

Across Northampton County, County Business Patterns counts, among others:

• Child care centers, 91 in the count. What works online: ages served, hours, tuition or fees and how to schedule a tour.
• Auto repair shops, 98 in the count. What works online: the services you do, the makes you work on, hours and a form to describe the problem.
• Full-service restaurants, 279 in the count. What works online: a menu page you can update by email, your hours and a map, plus a contact form for events and large groups.
• Site preparation contractors, 47 in the count. What works online: the equipment you run, the kinds of jobs you take and a contact form for builders and owners.
• Local trucking companies, 64 in the count. What works online: the freight you haul, the areas you cover and a contact form for shippers.
• Beauty salons, 143 in the count. What works online: services, the stylists, photos of their work and a way to ask for an appointment.

County-wide, Northampton County counts 6,529 businesses with employees and 21,753 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). Northampton County has 2.5 times the national share of warehousing and storage operators: 40 of them in the 2023 count. In that line of work, businesses compare space, location and services, so the website should show square footage, services, location and a quote request. The county also has a strong cluster of trucking companies (190 establishments, 1.4 times the national share).

Portland by the numbers

Little has changed in the head count: 486 in 2020, 485 in 2025. Statewide, the change was +0.4%. When the population is steady, businesses grow by taking customers from competitors, and the website is often where that choice happens.

Getting to and around Portland

The closest municipalities to Portland are Delaware Water Gap (3.7 miles, pop. 669), East Bangor (5.4 miles, pop. 1,101) and Belvidere, NJ (6.5 miles, pop. 2,551). For big-city shopping and services, Bethlehem (79,644 residents) is 25 miles away. Part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is within 19 miles of the borough. With 1,004 residents per square mile on 0.5 square miles of land, Portland is moderately dense by Pennsylvania standards. For flights, Stroudsburg-Pocono Airport (ESP) lies 8.5 miles away. List the towns you actually serve, such as Belvidere and Stroudsburg, on your website; customers outside Portland want to know before they call.

Climate normals for 1991-2020 from Belvidere Brg, 6.5 miles away, put the July average high at 84°F and the January average low at 18°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a normal year, most of it in July. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 135 times a year. Cold winters bring furnace repair, snow removal, roofing and auto service, all searched in a hurry when the first cold snap arrives. If you offer emergency or same-week service in bad weather, say so in plain words and keep the contact form short.

Northampton County: 324,411 residents (2025) in 21 incorporated places.

Your Portland audience

6.8% of households heat with wood. Wood heat means chimney cleaning, inspections and firewood, all searched by name.

With broadband in 95.7% of homes, Portland is a connected market. Online research comes before the phone call.

Pennsylvania rules to know before your website goes live

Before your website goes live, it helps to have the basics of the business in order.

• Check with both Northampton County and the Borough of Portland about local business tax receipts before opening. Official source
• The Pennsylvania sales tax rate is 6 percent. Only two local add-ons exist: 1 percent in Allegheny County and 2 percent in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
• Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, businesses open to the public must make their goods and services accessible to people with disabilities, and the Justice Department’s guidance says that includes their websites. ADA.gov guidance

This is general information, not legal advice; check with the Pennsylvania agencies, Northampton County, the borough of Portland or an attorney.

Affordable web design for Portland, done remotely

Aria is a web design company based in Curitiba, Brazil, building websites, online stores and business email since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in Portland gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. Fill in the sign-up form (about 5 minutes) and send your logo, photos and texts by email.
2. Within 5 business days the website is ready on a temporary link, and you review it and ask for changes.
3. Only after you approve do you pay the first monthly fee; then the site is published on your domain.

Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates are on us, and content changes you send by email are included.