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Population (year 2000): 1,958. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,857 (-5.2% change)
 

Males: 926  (47.3%)
Females: 1,032  (52.7%)

Luzerne County

Median resident age:  42.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18219.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,500 (it was $48,529 in 2000)
Conyngham  $53,500
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,800 (it was $118,300 in 2000)
Conyngham  $134,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Conyngham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Asian Indian (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (24.3%), Italian (21.3%), Irish (19.4%), Polish (15.7%), English (8.4%), Slovak (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 10/19/1921

Elevation: 948 feet

Land area: 1.07 square miles.

Population density: 1748 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Conyngham

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conyngham borough

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 4.5%

74 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.4% Asia).

This city:  3.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Conyngham:  2.1% ($2,491)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (39.7 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (93.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Hazleton borough, PA (4.7 miles ), Hazleton, PA (6.4 miles ), Oneida, PA (7.2 miles ), Sheppton, PA (7.6 miles ), McAdoo borough, PA (7.8 miles ), Nuremberg, PA (8.2 miles ), Tresckow, PA (8.5 miles ), Delano, PA (10.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.99 N, Longitude: 76.06 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -122 (-5.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)


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Conyngham-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 2% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Conyngham city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 36.4 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Conyngham:
  • HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER (about 14 miles; BERWICK, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conyngham:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 34 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 44 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Conyngham:
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 6 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID: HZL)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 25 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 26 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; ID: 22N)

Operable nuclear power plants near Conyngham:
  • 14 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conyngham:
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 40 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 41 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,203)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Conyngham and their reported violations in the past:

CONYNGHAM WATER CO (Population served: 3200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-02-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (FEB-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-02-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JAN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-11-2006)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004), St Consent Decree/Judgement (SEP-10-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and MAR-20-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (DEC-04-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-20-2003)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and FEB-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-12-2002)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 60 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
GEORGE ERNST MEMORIAL POOL (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
GERRIE'S FITNESS CENTER (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
GOULDS SUPERMARKET (Population served: 22, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-2004 and MAR-24-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-24-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and JUL-01-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-14-1999), St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-1999)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 12 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Conyngham compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Conyngham (2007 data):
  • CommunityBanks: Conyngham Branch at Valley Plaza, Route 93, branch established on 1994-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,490.4 mil, Deposits: $2,518.1 mil, headquarters in Millersburg, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 75 total offices, Holding Company: Community Banks, Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Conyngham Branch at Route 93, Valley Plaza, branch established on 1973-03-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Conyngham Branch at 345 Main Street, branch established on 1964-04-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$954
Streets and Highways 2$4,508$27,0481$1,342
Police - Other 1$1,977$23,7240$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,330$39,9600$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,802$21,6249$1,550
Totals for Government 5$11,617$27,88111$3,846


Conyngham government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $85,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $164,000
    Police Protection: $101,000
    Central Staff Services: $59,000
    Fire Protection: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $24,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    General Public Buildings: $17,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Housing & Community Development: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $218,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $464,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $175,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $507,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $69,000
    Highways: $39,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $214,000
    Individual Income: $166,000
    NEC: $59,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $177,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Conyngham:
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WAZL (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Conyngham:
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W202BD (88.3 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Conyngham:
  • 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.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WYLN-LP (Channel 35; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W68CE (Channel 68; SHICKSHINNY, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)

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