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Population (year 2000): 2,582. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,574 (-0.3% change)
 

Males: 1,254  (48.6%)
Females: 1,328  (51.4%)

Lehigh County

Median resident age:  41.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18036.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,100 (it was $43,603 in 2000)
Coopersburg  $49,100
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $193,000 (it was $135,500 in 2000)
Coopersburg  $193,000
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Coopersburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (40.9%), Irish (15.7%), English (8.9%), Italian (8.5%), United States (4.3%), Slovak (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/02/1879

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 2765 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Coopersburg

  • High school or higher: 82.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coopersburg borough

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

144 residents are foreign born (2.4% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.1% Africa).

This city:  5.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Coopersburg:  1.6% ($2,199)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bethlehem, PA (8.1 miles , pop. 71,329).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (39.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Richlandtown borough, PA (5.4 miles ), Quakertown borough, PA (5.9 miles ), Hellertown borough, PA (6.2 miles ), Fountain Hill borough, PA (6.3 miles ), Trumbauersville borough, PA (6.9 miles ), Emmaus borough, PA (7.5 miles ), Bethlehem, PA (8.1 miles ), Allentown, PA (8.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.51 N, Longitude: 75.39 W


167 people in nursing homes

Area codes: 484, 610

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Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-5.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Engineers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Crime in Coopersburg by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.077.80.0
Robberies 11120
    per 100,000 38.738.639.077.80.0
Assaults 45063
    per 100,000 154.9192.80.0233.3116.6
Burglaries 64266
    per 100,000 232.3154.278.0233.3233.3
Thefts 3231313236
    per 100,000 1238.91195.11208.61244.21399.7
Auto thefts 43202
    per 100,000 154.9115.778.00.077.8
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.4) 120.8118.071.7198.3101.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.34
US city average:  3.00

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Coopersburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.3 miles away from the Coopersburg city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 tornado 21.9 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 Coopersburg:
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 7 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
  • SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coopersburg:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 40 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 45 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coopersburg:
  • QUAKERTOWN (about 6 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
  • ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 8 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: 1N9)
  • PENNRIDGE (about 12 miles; PERKASIE, PA; ID: N70)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coopersburg:
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 12 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Public elementary/middle schools in Coopersburg:
  • LIBERTY BELL EL SCH (Students: 449; Grades: KG - 05)
  • LOWER MILFORD EL SCH (Students: 311; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Coopersburg:
  • SOUTHERN LEHIGH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $211,782; Location: 6339 BEVERLY HILLS RD; 36,068 books; 1,522 audio materials; 356 video materials; 163 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Coopersburg: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Fritzinger's Hotel (101 South Main Street), Econo Lodge Coopersburg (321 South Route 309 South).

 

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

COOPERSBURG MUN WATER AUTH (Population served: 2800, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 20 regular monitoring violations
HAUSMAN FRUIT FARM (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-27-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-27-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-27-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-27-2005), St Site Visit (enforcement) (OCT-27-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-23-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.3%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.0%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Coopersburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Coopersburg (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Coopersburg Branch at 4 South Main Street, branch established on 1907-02-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • The Quakertown National Bank: Coopersburg Branch at 51 S Third St, branch established on 1988-05-09. Info updated 2006-10-30: Bank assets: $610.0 mil, Deposits: $478.9 mil, headquarters in Quakertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Qnb Corp.
  • Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company: Coopersburg Office (Inside Giant) at 216 East Fairmont Street And Route 309, branch established on 1995-09-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.7 mil, Deposits: $1,923.0 mil, headquarters in Bethlehem, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 57 total offices, Holding Company: Knbt Bancorp Inc.
  • Bank of America, National Association: Coopersburg Branch at 7001 Fairmont Street, branch established on 1988-01-07. 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
  • Sovereign Bank: Coopersburg Branch at Route 309 And Charles Street, branch established on 1910-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.



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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 1$2,214$26,5681$576
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$259
Police - Other 0$0 2$1,858
Streets and Highways 3$9,445$37,7800$0
Water Supply 2$7,041$42,2460$0
Police Protection - Officers 6$20,785$41,5701$1,107
Totals for Government 12$39,484$39,4845$3,799


Coopersburg government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
  • Charges - Sewerage: $613,000
    All Other: $232,000
    Solid Waste Management: $172,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $589,000
    Police Protection: $356,000
    Regular Highways: $297,000
    Water Utilities: $296,000
    General - Other: $203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $159,000
    General Public Buildings: $71,000
    Central Staff Services: $61,000
    Financial Administration: $33,000
    Housing & Community Development: $20,000
    Health Services - Other: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Libraries: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $207,000
    Interest Earnings: $32,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $27,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
    General Public Building: $16,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $851,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $297,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $45,000
    All Other: $14,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $450,000
    Individual Income: $212,000
    NEC: $47,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $544,000

6.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($432 average AGI)
Lehigh County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Northampton County, PA  1.76% ($36,401 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA  0.30% ($51,494)
from Berks County, PA  0.28% ($39,105)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($517 average AGI)
Lehigh County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Northampton County, PA  1.64% ($41,431 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.39% ($42,520)
to Carbon County, PA  0.24% ($31,763)


Strongest AM radio stations in Coopersburg:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Coopersburg:
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Coopersburg:
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)

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