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Lancaster County

Population in July 2007: 4,347. Population change since 2000: -2.5%
 

Males: 2,124  (48.9%)
Females: 2,223  (51.1%)
Median resident age:  38.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 17520.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,550 (it was $52,222 in 2000)
East Petersburg:  $60,550
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $169,080 (it was $111,000 in 2000)
East Petersburg:  $169,080
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $188,681; Detached houses: $200,456; Townhouses or other attached units: $165,984; In 2-unit structures: $225,309; Mobile homes: $95,000
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Races in East Petersburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in East Petersburg: 90.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (44.8%), Irish (14.9%), United States (9.3%), English (7.6%), Italian (4.5%), French (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 12/20/1946

Elevation: 357 feet

Land area: 1.21 square miles.

Population density: 3603 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in East Petersburg

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Petersburg borough

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

73 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.6%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

East Petersburg:  1.4% ($1,607)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (5.3 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (57.7 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (83.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Salunga-Landisville, PA (4.4 miles ), Lititz borough, PA (5.1 miles ), Manheim borough, PA (5.3 miles ), Lancaster, PA (5.3 miles ), Millersville borough, PA (6.5 miles ), Mountville borough, PA (6.9 miles ), Rothsville, PA (8.4 miles ), Brickerville, PA (9.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.10 N, Longitude: 76.35 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,043 (-23.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 282 (10.9%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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Population change in the 1990s: +294 (+7.1%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Printing workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Crime in East Petersburg by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 101110
    per 100,000 22.50.022.622.622.80.0
Robberies 110023
    per 100,000 22.522.40.00.045.669.0
Assaults 125143
    per 100,000 22.544.7113.022.691.269.0
Burglaries 162931131010
    per 100,000 359.4648.8700.6294.3228.1229.9
Thefts 643868504664
    per 100,000 1437.6850.11536.71132.01049.01471.3
Auto thefts 562323
    per 100,000 112.3134.245.267.945.669.0
Arson 111140
    per 100,000 22.522.422.622.691.20.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 120.8105.8154.894.0111.7114.9

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Average climate in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania

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East Petersburg-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/4/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the East Petersburg city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 20.0 miles away from the city center caused $18 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near East Petersburg:
  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (about 2 miles; COLUMBIA, PA)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LANCASTER (about 3 miles; LANCASTER, PA)
  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LANCASTER, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Petersburg:
  • LANCASTER (about 5 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 34 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Petersburg:
  • MC GINNESS (about 11 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; ID: 8N7)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 12 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; ID: Q08)
  • KELLER BROTHERS (about 13 miles; LEBANON, PA; ID: 08N)

Amtrak stations near East Petersburg:
  • 5 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Petersburg:
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; YORK, PA; FT enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 27 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 31 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 39 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BEL AIR, MD; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
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Drinking water stations with addresses in East Petersburg that have no violations reported:
  • CRESTWOOD EST MOBILE HOMES (Population served: 470, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  77.7%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.7%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  0.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

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16 people in homes for the mentally retarded


East Petersburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.


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Banks with branches in East Petersburg (2007 data):
  • Fulton Bank: East Petersburg Branch at 5998 Main Street, branch established on 1955-03-25. Info updated 2007-01-16: Bank assets: $5,707.1 mil, Deposits: $3,342.8 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 86 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Lancaster County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (43%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
  • Utility gas (23%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

East Petersburg government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $125,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $212,000
    Parks & Recreation: $81,000
    All Other: $76,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $403,000
    Police Protection: $311,000
    Regular Highways: $304,000
    Solid Waste Management: $209,000
    Central Staff Services: $209,000
    Parks & Recreation: $192,000
    Fire Protection: $173,000
    General Public Buildings: $55,000
    Housing & Community Development: $21,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $176,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $125,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $51,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $85,000
    Interest Earnings: $72,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $123,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,477,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $393,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000
    All Other: $55,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $442,000
    Individual Income: $422,000
    NEC: $121,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $332,000

3.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,376 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.88%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)
Lancaster County:  0.08%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chester County, PA  0.40% ($45,518 average AGI)
from York County, PA  0.28% ($40,261)
from Berks County, PA  0.23% ($43,649)


3.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,892 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.61%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($413 average AGI)
Lancaster County:  0.06%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to York County, PA  0.28% ($39,474 average AGI)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.24% ($36,810)
to Chester County, PA  0.23% ($44,340)


Strongest AM radio stations in East Petersburg:
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WLPA (1490 AM; 1 kW; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Petersburg:
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFNM (89.1 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE)
  • W259AA (99.7 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLCH (91.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: SPANISH AMERICAN CIVIC ASSC FOR EQUL)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around East Petersburg:
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

East Petersburg, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 83
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 119
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
  • Fatalities: 89
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 209
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 15
East Petersburg fatal accident list:
Dec 9, 1996 12:16 AM, 722, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 13, 1987 11:48 AM, Sr07220060, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 19, 1985 04:14 AM, 36006, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Aug 30, 1983 08:99 AM, 00138, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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