Schuylkill County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2007 was 0.462. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.8 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 5.72. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 15.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.6%
(18.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This borough: | 2.3 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This borough: | 59.5% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This borough: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Coaldale, PA
51 people in nursing homes
6 people in religious group quarters
Coaldale compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly 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 significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
- Coal or coke (19%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Coaldale (based on Schuylkill County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.30%
| Here |  | 74.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 56.8% | 17.7% | 11.0% | 7.4% | 0.8% |
| Congregations | 27.6% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1.3% |
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| Name | Salvation Army | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
| Adherents | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Congregations | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 17.8% |
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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: 32 | Schuylkill County: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14 | Schuylkill County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48 | Schuylkill County: | 3.26 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 114 | Here: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Schuylkill County: | 30.3% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | State: | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $17 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $17 |
Coaldale government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $171,000 ($75.00)
All Other: $63,000 ($27.63)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($4.39)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $215,000 ($94.30)
General - Other: $158,000 ($69.30)
Solid Waste Management: $125,000 ($54.82)
Regular Highways: $117,000 ($51.32)
General Public Buildings: $48,000 ($21.05)
Central Staff Services: $33,000 ($14.47)
Financial Administration: $20,000 ($8.77)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($7.89)
Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000 ($4.39)
Sewerage: $3,000 ($1.32)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($1.32)
Housing & Community Development: $3,000 ($1.32)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($0.44)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($0.44)
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $267,000 ($117.11)
Benefit Payments: $32,000 ($14.04)
From Local Government: $18,000 ($7.89)
From Other Government: $16,000 ($7.02)
Local Employee Contribution: $4,000 ($1.75)
Total Cash & Deposits: $1,000 ($0.44)
Interest Revenue: $-13,000 ($-5.70)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $18,000 ($7.89)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($0.44)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($1.32)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $22,000 ($9.65)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $70,000 ($30.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $83,000 ($36.40)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000 ($3.95)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000 ($10.09)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($2.19)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $69,000 ($30.26)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $41,000 ($17.98)
All Other: $20,000 ($8.77)
General Support: $1,000 ($0.44)
- Tax - Property: $201,000 ($88.16)
Individual Income: $100,000 ($43.86)
NEC: $50,000 ($21.93)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $252,000 ($110.53)
3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.76% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)| Schuylkill County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.39% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)| Schuylkill County: | 0.03% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Coaldale:
- WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WAZL (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Coaldale:
- WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
- W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- W202BD (88.3 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
- WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Coaldale:
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WYLN-LP (Channel 35; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Coaldale, Pennsylvania:
- Fatal accident count: 5
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
- Fatalities: 5
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
- 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
Coaldale fatal accident list:
Apr 22, 2002 06:35 PM, Us-209, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 18, 1986 00:30 AM, 00162, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 1, 1985 05:17 AM, 00162, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 13, 1984 08:99 PM, Phillip St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 5, 1980 02:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Apr 9, 1978 10:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 360 W Ruddle Street (Lat: 40.821667 Lon: -75.915000), Type: Building, Structure height: 25 m, Overall height: 30 m, Call Sign: WQBN329
Assigned Frequencies: 462.825 MHz Grant Date: 11/09/2004, Expiration Date: 11/09/2014, Certifier: Robert C Green
Registrant: Fiorio Communications Consulting, 210 West Market Street, Pottsville, PA 17901, Phone: (570) 628-5559, Fax: (570) 622-6666, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 1/2 Mi Sw Of Rt 914 & Evans Cemetery (Lat: 40.178417 Lon: -78.193333), Type: Pole, Structure height: 10.6 m, Overall height: 15.3 m, Call Sign: KVA411
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7400 MHz Grant Date: 11/27/2002, Expiration Date: 12/14/2012
Registrant: Six Mile Run Area Volunteer Fire Co, 1064 Six Mile Run Road, Six Mile Run, PA 16679, Phone: (814) 928-4225, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
- Along Sr 1025 6 Km Se (Lat: 40.126472 Lon: -78.168056), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30 m, Overall height: 34 m, Call Sign: KYS648, Licensee ID: L00078242
Assigned Frequencies: 48.2200 MHz Grant Date: 05/19/2004, Expiration Date: 05/22/2014, Certifier: William E Harwood
Registrant: Voam Electric Cooperative, Inc., 212 Locust St., Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266, Phone: (717) 233-5704, Fax: (717) 236-3320, Email:
- FULT05, Fult05, Off Sr 1025, 4 Miles Se Of (Lat: 40.127444 Lon: -78.170278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WQBL872
Assigned Frequencies: 868.600 MHz, 868.762 MHz Grant Date: 11/02/2004, Expiration Date: 11/02/2014, Certifier: Donald R Appleby
Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, Mountaindale Site Atop Mtn (Lat: 40.115611 Lon: -78.168333), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WHH756
Assigned Frequencies: 2136.40 MHz, 2140.40 MHz, 2134.00 MHz Grant Date: 10/04/2002, Expiration Date: 11/12/2012, Cancellation Date: 11/04/2008
Registrant: County Of Bedford, 200 S. Juliana St., Bedford, PA 15522, Phone: (814) 623-9117, Fax: (717) 361-8360, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N3KJK, Licensee ID: L00362324
Grant Date: 05/30/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011
Registrant: Larry W Lishman, 19 W Phillips St, Coaldale, PA 18218 - Call Sign: WB3HVJ, Licensee ID: L00257528
Grant Date: 10/03/2000, Expiration Date: 10/16/2010
Registrant: Evan E Richards, 36 W High St, Coaldale, PA 18218
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