Ashley, Pennsylvania

Back to Ashley, PA housing info, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this borough and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Ashley, PA Luzerne County Population in July 2008: 2,663. Population change since 2000: -7.1%   Males: 1,242   (46.7%) Females: 1,421   (53.3%) Median resident age:   40.1 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,869 (it was $30,592 in 2000) Ashley:   $37,869 Pennsylvania:   $48,576 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,623 Ashley:   $21,623 Pennsylvania:   $26,228 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,871 (it was $59,600 in 2000) Ashley:   $79,871 Pennsylvania:   $155,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $84,539; Detached houses: $98,950; Townhouses or other attached units: $70,422; In 2-unit structures: $87,200; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $106,908; Mobile homes: $18,205 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 18706 Ashley, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Ashley: White Non-Hispanic (98.2%) Two or more races (0.8%) 2008 cost of living index in Ashley: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Ashley, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Ashley is mentioned 185 times on our forum: Need directions to the Millie in Ashley  (3 replies) Hotel Sterling & Ashley Huber Breaker Pictures  (5 replies) Ashley19 Could Use Our Support and Prayers  (11 replies) Wilkes Barre/ Ashley area - looking to purchase a home  (4 replies) Outstanding Pizza Poll - NEPA PIZZA?  (361 replies) New Upscale Housing Coming to Downtown Scranton  (211 replies) Latest news from Ashley, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Polish (31.1%), Irish (19.5%), Italian (11.5%), German (11.5%), Slovak (10.7%), Dutch (4.6%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated on 12/05/1870 Elevation: 660 feet Land area: 0.92 square miles. Population density: 2885 people per square mile   (average).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.75
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ashley, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Ashley-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the Ashley borough center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 tornado 34.8 miles away from the borough center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Ashley-area historical earthquake activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Ashley center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.2 miles away from Ashley center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 96.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Birthplace of: John Tewksbury - (1876-1968), track and field athlete.

Political contributions by individuals in Ashley, PA

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Notable location: Franklin Junction (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Run (A), Sugar Notch Run (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.3 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	62.9%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This borough:	10.6%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ashley, PA

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3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.58%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	0.04%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Lackawanna County, PA	0.40% ($33,529 average AGI)
from Columbia County, PA	0.17% ($30,034)
from Schuylkill County, PA	0.14% ($31,690)

3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.63%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)

Luzerne County:	0.02%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Lackawanna County, PA	0.35% ($39,731 average AGI)
to Columbia County, PA	0.20% ($30,057)
to Schuylkill County, PA	0.19% ($31,150)

• WILKES BARRE, Lasley Rd, Overall height: 85.3 m, Call Sign: WPJA755
  Assigned Frequencies : 10715.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz, 11115.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz, 10835.0 MHz, 6775.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
  Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 11760 U.S. Highway 1, 6th Floor, North Palm Beach, FL 33408, Phone: (202) 255-1679, Fax: (561) 279-2097, Email:
• Ashley PA 1, Within Antenna Farm On Penebscot Mountain, Type: Tower, Structure height: 257.6 m, Overall height: 258.8 m, Call Sign: WQII819
  Assigned Frequencies : 10715.0 MHz, 10755.0 MHz, 11035.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/21/2008, Expiration Date: 02/21/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
  Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:

• Aircraft: REILLY MICHAEL J RV6A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 141RV , Serial Number: 24819, Year manufactured: 1999, Airworthiness Date: 02/02/2000
  Registrant (Individual): Michael J Reilly, 48 Mary St, Ashley, PA 18706