Fairchance, Pennsylvania

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Back to Fairchance, PA housing info, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Fairchance, PA Fayette County Population in July 2008: 2,050. Population change since 2000: -5.7%   Males: 957   (46.7%) Females: 1,093   (53.3%) Median resident age:   38.1 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Zip codes: 15436. Estimated median household income in 2008: $33,247 (it was $26,840 in 2000) Fairchance:   $33,247 Pennsylvania:   $50,713 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,659 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $80,652 (it was $57,500 in 2000) Fairchance:   $80,652 Pennsylvania:   $164,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $99,292; Detached houses: $122,791; Townhouses or other attached units: $33,981; In 2-unit structures: $9,692; Mobile homes: $28,265 Fairchance, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Fairchance: White Non-Hispanic (95.4%) Black (2.8%) Two or more races (1.2%) American Indian (0.6%) Hispanic (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Fairchance: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Fairchance, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: North Side = Pittsburgh's wild wild west  (42 replies) Smock/Uniontown, PA  (29 replies) Latest news from Fairchance, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.3%), Irish (15.0%), Dutch (10.6%), Polish (8.3%), Italian (8.0%), United States (6.9%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated on 03/07/1889 Land area: 1.21 square miles. Population density: 1695 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Fairchance, Pennsylvania

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Fairchance-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 21% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the Fairchance borough center injured 5 people and caused $6 million in damages.

On 6/3/1980, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the borough center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Average household size:

This borough:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	68.3%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	6.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This borough:	16.5%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fairchance, PA

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Here		48.0%
USA		50.2%

3.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,698 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.09%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.03%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Westmoreland County, PA	0.80% ($29,086 average AGI)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.35% ($38,056)
from Washington County, PA	0.31% ($29,471)

3.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.41%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($91 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.03%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Westmoreland County, PA	0.76% ($28,673 average AGI)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.43% ($29,842)
to Washington County, PA	0.37% ($29,016)

• Charles K Leto, Off Ssr 2001, 3 Miles Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m
  Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, Office Of Public-Safety Radio Services, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Email:

• Pondfield Fire Twr Forbes St Forest 4 Mi Se, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: WNVH531, Licensee ID: L00084546
  Assigned Frequencies : 460.475 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/07/2000, Expiration Date: 01/28/2011
  Registrant: Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Of, 16th Floor Strawberry Sq, Harrisburg, PA 17120, Phone: (412) 832-8249
• 4.8 Km Se Sr 857 On Twp Rd 518, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPNT790
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.362 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/15/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/15/2004, Certifier: Scott Trump
  Registrant: Professional Licensing Consultants Inc, Rockville, MD 20849, Fax: (301) 309-1996
• Forbes State Forest 3 Mi Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 51 m, Call Sign: WPRH789
  Assigned Frequencies : 47.7600 MHz, 47.9600 MHz, 48.0400 MHz, 48.1000 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/05/2005, Expiration Date: 09/26/2015, Certifier: Wolfe P Huber
  Registrant: Allegheny Power, 311 South Seventh Street, Connellsville, PA 15425, Phone: (724) 626-5250
• Forbes St Forest 3 Mi Se, Call Sign: WNHB694, Licensee ID: L00003137
  Assigned Frequencies : 37.6000 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/12/2002, Expiration Date: 12/08/2012
  Registrant: Allegheny Power, 311 South Seventh Street, Connellsville, PA 15425, Phone: (724) 626-5250
• Faye01, Off Ssr 2001, 3 Miles Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPWS625
  Assigned Frequencies : 866.387 MHz, 866.737 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/15/2003, Expiration Date: 01/15/2013, Certifier: Donald R Appleby Jr
  Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 2605 Interstate Drive, Suite 135, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Phone: (717) 772-8024, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:

• BROWNFIELD, 2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WPNI552
  Assigned Frequencies : 6838.75 MHz, 6833.75 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/16/2003, Expiration Date: 04/03/2013
  Registrant: Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797, Phone: (717) 787-4023, Fax: (717) 787-2832, Email:
• FORBES STATE, 3 Mi Se, Structure height: 51.2 m, Call Sign: WPOT591
  Assigned Frequencies : 955.150 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/18/2009, Expiration Date: 05/20/2019
  Registrant: Phone: (724) 838-6778
• FAYE01, Off Ssr 2001, 3 Miles Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WPTC473
  Assigned Frequencies : 6566.25 MHz, 6585.00 MHz, 6615.62 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/28/2001, Expiration Date: 08/28/2011, 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:

• Call Sign: N3OWZ, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 04/27/1993, Expiration Date: 04/27/2003, Cancelation Date: 04/28/2005
  Registrant: Robert B Saunders, 36 N Morgantown St, Fairchance, PA 15436
• Call Sign: NI1I, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00328470
  Grant Date: 04/04/2007, Expiration Date: 06/19/2017
  Registrant: James W Finlayson, 29 Jeffrey Lane, Fairchance, PA 15436

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 6714W , Serial Number: 28-20827, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 04/06/1965
  Registrant (Individual): Robin W Beissell, 103 N Morgantown St, Fairchance, PA 15436
• Aircraft: BEISSELL ROBIN WILLIAM DC NIEUPORT II (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 98767 , Serial Number: 042, Year manufactured: 1988, Airworthiness Date: 07/13/1988
  Registrant (Individual): Robin W Beissell, 103 North Morgantown St, Fairchance, PA 15436

• Fire: 23
• Hazardous Condition: 1

• #84 (15436) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Slovak first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"