Mifflin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.47. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.32. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 4.74. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.4 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.9%
(10.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.4 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 66.6% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Burnham, PA
Burnham compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Burnham (2011 data):
- Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Burnham Branch at 308 N. Logan Boulevard, Greater Lewistown Shopping Center, branch established on 1958/08/01. Info updated 2010/09/24: Bank assets: $32,316.9 mil, Deposits: $25,297.1 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, 396 total offices, Holding Company: Uk Financial Investments Limited
- The Juniata Valley Bank: Burnham Branch at 320 South Logan Boulevard, branch established on 1980/08/01. Info updated 2010/06/02: Bank assets: $441.6 mil, Deposits: $386.7 mil, headquarters in Mifflintown, PA, positive income, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Juniata Valley Financial Corp.
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Burnham Branch at 111 North Logan Boulevard, branch established on 1958/07/17. Info updated 2012/01/10: Bank assets: $9,581.0 mil, Deposits: $7,462.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 291 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Burnham, Pennsylvania:
- Super 8 Motel, 12886 Ferguson Vly Rd, Burnham, PA 17009
, Phone: (717) 242-8888, Fax: (717) 242-9401
- Quality Inn & Suites, 13015 Ferguson Valley Rd, Burnham, PA 17009
, Phone: (717) 248-4961, Fax: (717) 242-3013
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Burnham, Pennsylvania
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Wood (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mifflin County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Burnham (based on Mifflin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.76%
| Here |  | 46.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Old Order Amish |
| Adherents | 28.5% | 16.1% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| Congregations | 24.8% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 0.9% | 18.3% |
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| Name | Church of the Brethren | Mennonite Church USA | Conservative Mennonite Conference | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other |
| Adherents | 5.6% | 4.7% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 16.9% |
| Congregations | 5.5% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 6.4% | 21.1% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 17 | This county: | 3.69 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Mifflin County: | 0.22 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Mifflin County: | 3.91 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 29 | Mifflin County: | 6.30 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 27.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Mifflin County: | 11.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,697 | $32,364 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,189 | $38,268 | 1 | $407 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $7,250 | $29,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $4,389 | $26,334 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $17,525 | $30,043 | 1 | $407 |
Burnham government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $31,000 ($15.09)
- Charges - Sewerage: $478,000 ($232.72)
Parks & Recreation: $28,000 ($13.63)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $65,000 ($31.65)
Sewerage: $6,000 ($2.92)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $534,000 ($259.98)
General - Other: $159,000 ($77.41)
Regular Highways: $113,000 ($55.01)
Parks & Recreation: $55,000 ($26.78)
Central Staff Services: $42,000 ($20.45)
Police Protection: $38,000 ($18.50)
Fire Protection: $38,000 ($18.50)
Financial Administration: $18,000 ($8.76)
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000 ($3.89)
Housing & Community Development: $5,000 ($2.43)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($1.46)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $49,000 ($23.86)
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000 ($5.84)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $14,000 ($6.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $202,000 ($98.34)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $189,000 ($92.02)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000 ($6.33)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000 ($6.82)
Interest Earnings: $14,000 ($6.82)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.49)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $294,000 ($143.14)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000 ($0.97)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $73,000 ($35.54)
Highways: $43,000 ($20.93)
Housing & Community Development: $25,000 ($12.17)
General Support: $1,000 ($0.49)
- Tax - Property: $134,000 ($65.24)
Individual Income: $126,000 ($61.34)
NEC: $119,000 ($57.94)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $226,000 ($110.03)
3.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,072 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.20% | | 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:
3.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,198 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.68% | | 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 Burnham:
- WIEZ (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WKVA (920 AM; 1 kW; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WHUN (1150 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJUN (1220 AM; 1 kW; MEXICO, PA)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHYL (960 AM; 5 kW; CARLISLE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Burnham:
- WCHX (105.5 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: MIFFLIN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMRF-FM (95.7 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WQJU (107.1 FM; MIFFLINTOWN, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PA CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WJRC (90.9 FM; LEWISTOWN, PA; Owner: SALT AND LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC)
- WVNW (96.7 FM; BURNHAM, PA; Owner: WVNW, INC.)
- WBUS (93.7 FM; BOALSBURG, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJUN-FM (92.5 FM; MEXICO, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC.)
- WBHV (103.1 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
- WXMJ (99.5 FM; MOUNT UNION, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES, LLC)
- WLAK (103.5 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- W270AG (101.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJHT (107.9 FM; PORT MATILDA, PA; Owner: DAME BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WPSU-FM (91.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGMR (101.1 FM; TYRONE, PA; Owner: CARY H. SIMPSON DBA ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN NETWORK)
- WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLTS (94.5 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
- WWLY (106.3 FM; HUNTINGDON, PA; Owner: MEGAHERTZ LICENSES,LLC)
- WTLR (89.9 FM; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: CENTRAL PENNSYLIA CHRISTIAN INST)
- WMAJ-FM (104.9 FM; HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA; Owner: FOREVER OF PA, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Burnham:
- W13BY (Channel 13; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Owner: GEORGE W. KIMBLE)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Burnham, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Pennsylvania average:
- Fatal accident count: 87
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 126
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 94
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 220
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17
Burnham fatal accident list:
Aug 5, 1989 07:03 PM, 2002, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Oct 24, 1986 08:13 PM, 00114, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $1,000
Total average daily traffic: 20,908
Total average daily truck traffic: 418
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 41,510
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: N3SOV, Licensee ID: L00831972
Grant Date: 06/02/2004, Expiration Date: 07/14/2014
Registrant: Alan W Van Art, 208 N Beech St, Burnham, PA 17009 - Call Sign: W3PVZ, Licensee ID: L00818417
Grant Date: 02/23/2004, Expiration Date: 05/17/2014, Certifier: Joseph M Olnick
Registrant: Joseph M Olnick, 300 Third Ave, Burnham, PA 17009 - Call Sign: WB3IPG
Grant Date: 02/02/1995, Expiration Date: 02/02/2005, Cancellation Date: 02/03/2007
Registrant: Donald S Hirakis, 300 9th Ave, Burnham, PA 17009 - Call Sign: KB3KIZ, Licensee ID: L00758529
Grant Date: 10/23/2003, Expiration Date: 10/23/2013, Certifier: Darwin P Shawver Jr
Registrant: Darwin P Shawver Jr, 231 8th Ave, Burnham, PA 17009 - Call Sign: KB3OUO, Licensee ID: L00639846
Grant Date: 03/22/2007, Expiration Date: 03/22/2017, Certifier: Ralph E Shields
Registrant: Ralph E Shields, 831 E Freedom Ave, Burnham, PA 17009
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7170X , Serial Number: 15059270, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 06/27/1961
Registrant (Partnership): Guy D Mccardle, 1 Shade Ln, Burnham, PA 17009, Other Owners: Harvard K Mccardle
| Most common first names in Burnham, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 32 | 74.7 years |
| Charles | 31 | 71.8 years |
| Mary | 25 | 81.8 years |
| James | 25 | 71.4 years |
| William | 21 | 76.3 years |
| Robert | 19 | 70.7 years |
| George | 17 | 76.7 years |
| Helen | 13 | 81.1 years |
| Harry | 13 | 73.2 years |
| Margaret | 13 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Burnham, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Harpster | 17 | 77.9 years |
| Rhodes | 12 | 74.0 years |
| Smith | 11 | 79.6 years |
| Leeper | 11 | 82.2 years |
| Wilson | 9 | 72.8 years |
| Miller | 9 | 76.6 years |
| Moyer | 8 | 78.1 years |
| Hambright | 7 | 76.4 years |
| Stewart | 7 | 76.1 years |
| Betlyon | 7 | 77.7 years |
| Businesses in Burnham, PA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Quality | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Goodwill | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Kmart | 1 | | Vans | 1 |
| Long John Silver's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
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