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Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Arbon Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3), Saint Andrews Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Creek Tioga River (A), Mills Creek (B), Morris Run (C), Coal Creek (D), Bear Creek (E), Johnson Creek (F), Boone Run (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blossburg and their reported violations in the past:
BLOSSBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY (Population served: 1650, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-11-2006 and JUL-14-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-11-2006 and JUL-14-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 20 regular monitoring violations
- 12 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This borough: | 12.8% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This borough: | 4.6% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blossburg, PA
28 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Blossburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blossburg (2009 data):
- First Citizens National Bank: Blossburg Branch at 300 Main Street, branch established on 1929-10-04. Info updated 2008-12-23: Bank assets: $667.9 mil, Deposits: $551.7 mil, headquarters in Mansfield, PA, positive income, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Financial Services, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tioga County Pennsylvania:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religion statistics for Blossburg
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 29.7% | 21.7% | 11.2% | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| Congregations | 35.9% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | The Wesleyan Church | Other religions |
| Adherents | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 13.2% |
| Congregations | 5.4% | 5.4% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 20.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,904 | $22,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $7,990 | $31,960 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,121 | $25,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $4,606 | $27,636 | 1 | $638 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,244 | $31,464 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,406 | $20,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,559 | $18,708 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,029 | $36,348 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $997 |
| Totals for Government |
13 | $29,859 | $27,562 | 2 | $1,635 |
Blossburg government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $96,000
Sewerage: $84,000
All Other: $1,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $65,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $97,000
Regular Highways: $83,000
Water Utilities: $70,000
Solid Waste Management: $70,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Police Protection: $66,000
Sewerage: $55,000
Fire Protection: $28,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
General Public Buildings: $9,000
Libraries: $6,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $34,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $73,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $88,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $20,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $92,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $83,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,000
All Other: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $240,000
Individual Income: $78,000
NEC: $21,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $323,000
4.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,689 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.56% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,869 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.52% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blossburg:
- WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WNBT (1490 AM; 1 kW; WELLSBORO, PA; Owner: FARM AND HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTZN (1310 AM; 1 kW; TROY, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blossburg:
- WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)
- WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLIH (107.1 FM; WHITNEYVILLE, PA; Owner: GOOD CHRISTIAN RADIO B/CNG, INC.)
- WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
- W263AG (100.5 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: DBA COVENANT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNBT-FM (104.5 FM; WELLSBORO, PA; Owner: FARM AND HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCIT (90.1 FM; TROUT RUN, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJSA-FM (96.3 FM; JERSEY SHORE, PA; Owner: CONVENANT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WREQ (96.9 FM; RIDGEBURY, PA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
TV broadcast stations around Blossburg:
- WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W54AV (Channel 54; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W63AB (Channel 63; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
- WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
Blossburg, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 85
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 91
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Blossburg fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 107 meters (351ft)
Total costs: $1,078,000
Total average daily traffic: 51,576
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,611
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 1
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 0
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 1
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 1
- 2000-2009: 8
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Blossburg, PA
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- Atop Bloss Mountain, 9.0 Km Sw Of Blossburg, Pa, Structure height: 770 m, Call Sign: KNKN850
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 10/16/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Patton Boggs, LLP, 2550 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 457-6077
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Edward G Roach, 390 Granger St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 59.7 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- 7 Mi Sw Off Rt 15, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WPJX349
Assigned Frequencies : 462.775 MHz Grant Date: 12/02/1996, Expiration Date: 12/02/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/20/2007, Certifier: Robert J Fetterman
Registrant: Robert J Fetterman, 1 E. Main St., Bloomsburg, PA 17820, Phone: (570) 784-4991, Fax: (717) 337-1949, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- Blossburg, Joseph Street, Type: Nntann, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WQGG687
Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz, 6825.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/11/2007, Expiration Date: 01/11/2017, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- Bloss Mountain, 5 Mi Sw Of Blossburg, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Call Sign: KGC412
Assigned Frequencies : 157.830 MHz Grant Date: 05/20/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
Registrant: Fiorio Communications Consulting, 210 West Market Street, Pottsville, PA 17901, Phone: (570) 628-5559, Fax: (570) 622-6666, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KA3IBV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01343477
Grant Date: 11/20/2007, Expiration Date: 02/17/2017, Certifier: Edward J Modrzejewski Jr
Registrant: Edward J Modrzejewski Jr, 562 Gulick St, Blossburg, PA 16912 - Call Sign: KB3DQR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01475267
Grant Date: 03/17/2009, Expiration Date: 04/15/2019, Certifier: Richard L Williams
Registrant: Richard L Williams, 107 S Williamson Rd, Blossburg, PA 16912-1008 - Call Sign: WB3AJY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00290456
Grant Date: 01/05/2005, Expiration Date: 04/04/2015, Certifier: Donald F Smith
Registrant: Donald F Smith, 319 Nw Williamson Rd, Blossburg, PA 16912 - Call Sign: WB3BIP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00408369
Grant Date: 09/14/2005, Expiration Date: 11/28/2015, Certifier: Jerome L Ogden
Registrant: Jerome L Ogden, 262 S Williamson Rd, Blossburg, PA 16912 - Call Sign: WB3CKA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/18/1998, Expiration Date: 03/18/2008
Registrant: Charles M Pierce, 137 Maple Hill Rd, Blossburg, PA 16912
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