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Notable locations in Hazleton: Lion Fine Coal Plant Station (A), Oneida Junction (B), Locust Junction (C), Cranberry Junction (D), Hazleton Junction (E), Hazleton Shaft Breaker Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hazle Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Boardwalk Boulevard Arcade (Amusement & Theme Parks; 315 Laurel Mall), Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce (1 South Church Street), Broad Street Bingo (Arcades & Amusements; 13 West Broad St), AAA Travel (Tours & Charters; 93 Airport Road Suite I).
Hotels: Hampton Inn (State Route 93), Genetti Best Western Lodge (RR 2 Box 37 Rte 309), Comfort Inn West Hazleton (58 State Route 93), Capri Motel Inc (541 Alter St), Hilton Reservations (Humbolt Industrial P).
Court: Luzerne County Court House Annex South (145 East Broad Street).
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Air pollution trends in Hazleton
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide 2nd Max at 2 sites: 1.7 ppm in 2005 (it was 2.2 ppm in 2000, 4.5 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.013 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.014 ppm in 2000, 0.018 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 4th Max at 4 sites: 0.079 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.075 ppm in 2000, 0.091 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone 2nd Max at 4 sites: 0.094 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.088 ppm in 2000, 0.106 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 2 sites: 12.8 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 12.2 µ/m3 in 2000).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides Annual Mean at 2 sites: 0.0049 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0051 ppm in 2000, 0.0099 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Hazleton and their reported violations in the past:
HAZLE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
HAZLETON AREA WATER COMPANY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Bromate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (AUG-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-07-2006)
- 34 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  14.2% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Hazleton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Hazleton (2007 data):
- PNC Bank, National Association: West Hazleton Branch, Church Hill Mall Branch, Hazelton - Broad Street Branch, Church Street Branch. 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
- Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company: Laurel Mall Branch, Laurel Mall Ii Branch, Hazelton Branch. 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: Hazleton Heights Branch, West End Branch, North End Branch. 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
- CommunityBanks: Hazleton Branch at 30 South Church Street, branch established on 1994-04-11; Airport Beltway Branch at 77 Airport Road, branch established on 1995-06-09. 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.
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Hazleton Branch at 223 West Broad St, branch established on 1895-01-01; Laurel Mall Branch at 50 Laurel Mall, branch established on 1973-11-05. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- Community Bank, National Association: Hazleton - Airport Road Branch at 142 Airport Road, branch established on 2000-05-22; Hazleton South Wyoming Street Branch at 70 South Wyoming Street, branch established on 2004-08-02. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
- First Columbia Bank & Trust Co.: Hazleton Branch at Intersection Of Route 93 And Dessen Drive, branch established on 2004-10-18. Info updated 2007-02-21: Bank assets: $301.2 mil, Deposits: $255.7 mil, headquarters in Bloomsburg, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Columbia Financial Corporation
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania: Hazleton Branch at One South Church Street, branch established on 2001-05-07. Info updated 2006-07-26: Bank assets: $5,843.0 mil, Deposits: $4,385.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
- 2 other banks with 2 local branches
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Hazleton government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $382,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,002,000
Sewerage: $614,000
All Other: $196,000
Parking Facilities: $95,000
Parks & Recreation: $14,000
- Construction - General: $2,974,000
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $2,601,000
Police Protection: $1,576,000
Transit Utilities: $1,117,000
Regular Highways: $933,000
Fire Protection: $863,000
Sewerage: $614,000
Solid Waste Management: $544,000
General - Other: $440,000
Central Staff Services: $422,000
General Public Buildings: $278,000
Financial Administration: $138,000
Parks & Recreation: $115,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $83,000
Health Services - Other: $62,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $50,000
Air Transportation: $44,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $16,173,000
Benefit Payments: $1,478,000
From Local Government: $1,093,000
From Other Government: $388,000
Local Employee Contribution: $77,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $68,000
Interest Revenue: $-725,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,069,000
All Other: $496,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $296,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $239,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,718,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $9,742,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,921,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,291,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,248,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $663,000
Interest Earnings: $189,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $391,000
Regular Highways: $273,000
General - Other: $44,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,003,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $1,000,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $847,000
Highways: $429,000
Housing & Community Development: $192,000
General Support: $35,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $2,780,000
Property: $1,497,000
NEC: $1,338,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,682,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Hazleton:
- WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WAZL (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Hazleton:
- W202BD (88.3 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Hazleton:
- WYLN-LP (Channel 35; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
- 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.)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
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