Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2019, including police officers: 7 (6 officers - 5 male; 1 female).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 28.85 |
Pennsylvania average: | 2.11 |
Here: | 2.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 3.8% |
- Health care (16.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (12.9%)
- Educational services (12.9%)
- Construction (7.1%)
- Printing & related support activities (6.4%)
- Metal & metal products (5.7%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (5.7%)
- Construction (12.0%)
- Health care (12.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.6%)
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.4%)
- Metal & metal products (7.2%)
- Finance & insurance (7.2%)
- Health care (22.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (17.5%)
- Educational services (17.5%)
- Printing & related support activities (8.8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (7.0%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (5.3%)
- Textile mills & textile products (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (12.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.7%)
- Registered nurses (5.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4.3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (15.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.2%)
- Physicians and surgeons (6.0%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Food processing workers (6.0%)
- Computer specialists (4.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.8%)
- Registered nurses (8.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.0%)
- Life and physical scientists (5.3%)
Average climate in Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 84.6. This is about average.
City: | 84.6 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2017 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.157 |
U.S.: | 0.267 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 5.57. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.57 |
U.S.: | 5.56 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 25.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 25.9 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 14.0. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 14.0 |
U.S.: | 19.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 8.87. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.87 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00190 |
U.S.: | 0.00984 |
Tornado activity:
Mount Gretna-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/14/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Mount Gretna borough center caused $18 million in damages.
On 6/18/1970, a category F3 tornado 14.0 miles away from the borough center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mount Gretna-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 179.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 23.7 miles away from Mount Gretna center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 222.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 25.2 miles away from Mount Gretna center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 278.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 262.2 miles away from Mount Gretna center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lebanon County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mount Gretna:
- PHILHAVEN HOSP (Hospital, about 2 miles away; MT GRETNA, PA)
- MT HOPE NAZARENE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MANHEIM, PA)
- VNA DEPT OF GOOD SAM HOSP (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
- TWIN OAKS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; PALMYRA, PA)
- LEBANON VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
- MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-LEBANON (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
- SPANG CREST MANOR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
Amtrak stations near Mount Gretna:
- 10 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Gretna:
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 15 miles; Middletown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,797)
- Franklin and Marshall College (about 16 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,585)
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 19 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 7,743)
- YTI Career Institute-York (about 21 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
- Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 23 miles; Harrisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 13,276)
- York College Pennsylvania (about 25 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (about 28 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,605)
Points of interest:
This borough: | 1.9 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
This borough: | 64.8% |
Whole state: | 65.0% |
This borough: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Here: | 9.6 |
Pennsylvania average: | 11.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mount Gretna, PA (based on Lebanon County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 29,373 | 80 |
Evangelical Protestant | 13,839 | 97 |
Catholic | 12,218 | 8 |
Other | 1,294 | 5 |
Orthodox | 228 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 55 | 1 |
None | 76,561 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Lebanon County: | 2.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Lebanon County: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.4% |
State: | 9.1% |
Here: | 28.9% |
Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Here: | 14.0% |
State: | 11.5% |
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 5 | $27,406 | $65,774 | 1 | $1,054 |
Totals for Government | 5 | $27,406 | $65,774 | 1 | $1,054 |
Mount Gretna government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $139,000 ($735.45)
Regular Highways: $98,000 ($518.52)
General - Other: $79,000 ($417.99)
Parks and Recreation: $76,000 ($402.12)
Central Staff Services: $73,000 ($386.24)
Water Utilities: $54,000 ($285.71)
Police Protection: $40,000 ($211.64)
Local Fire Protection: $3,000 ($15.87)
Mount Gretna government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Other: $166,000 ($878.31)
Parks and Recreation: $90,000 ($476.19)
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $18,000 ($95.24)
General Revenue - Other: $1,000 ($5.29)
Fines and Forfeits: $1,000 ($5.29)
Interest Earnings: $0 ($0.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000 ($312.17)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000 ($222.22)
- Tax - Property: $123,000 ($650.79)
Individual Income: $48,000 ($253.97)
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $12,000 ($63.49)
Public Utility License: $7,000 ($37.04)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000 ($5.29)
Mount Gretna government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000 ($58.20)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000 ($58.20)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000 ($58.20)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,000 ($58.20)
Mount Gretna government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $176,000 ($931.22)
5.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,632 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.22% |
Pennsylvania average: | 5.27% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Lebanon County: 0.04% Pennsylvania average: 0.01%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lancaster County, PA | 0.93% ($58,886 average AGI) |
from Dauphin County, PA | 0.83% ($57,181) |
from Berks County, PA | 0.59% ($44,638) |
5.18% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,825 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.18% |
Pennsylvania average: | 5.44% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($110 average AGI)
Lebanon County: 0.04% Pennsylvania average: 0.01%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Dauphin County, PA | 0.96% ($51,310 average AGI) |
to Lancaster County, PA | 0.77% ($52,950) |
to Berks County, PA | 0.44% ($51,793) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Gretna:
- WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
- WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
- WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Gretna:
- WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
- WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WQIC (100.1 FM; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
- WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Gretna:
- 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.)
- WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
Mount Gretna fatal accident list:
Aug 20, 2006 02:34 AM, Sr-3003, Lat: 40.246390, Lon: -76.467910, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jul 13, 1989 10:00 PM, 117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Aug 16, 1988 02:58 PM, 117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Dec 16, 1981 08:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 2Number of bridges
- 3ft / 0.7mTotal length
- $435,000Total costs
- 24,538Total average daily traffic
- 5,864Total average daily truck traffic
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1- 805 Mine Road (101801) (Lat: 40.256111 Lon: -76.488278), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KNKQ372
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, Grant Date: 09/04/2013, Expiration Date: 10/01/2023, Certifier: Carol L TackerRegistrant: At&t Services, Inc., 208 S. Akard St. 20f, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (855) 699-7073, Fax: (214) 746-6410, Email:
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- Mt Gretna Maint Bldg 2.5 Mi S (Lat: 40.227861 Lon: -76.453861), Call Sign: KFX321,
Assigned Frequencies: 156.195 MHz, Grant Date: 12/28/2021, Expiration Date: 02/09/2032, Registrant: Acd Telecom, 103 Commerce St, Suite 180, Lake Mary, FL 32746, Phone: (407) 333-2300, Fax: (407) 333-2310, Email: - Lat: 40.268139 Lon: -76.462750, Call Sign: WQGW209,
Assigned Frequencies: 451.337 MHz, 456.337 MHz, 451.537 MHz, 456.537 MHz, 452.312 MHz, 457.312 MHz, Grant Date: 02/09/2017, Expiration Date: 05/02/2027, Certifier: Connie Eiceman, Registrant: K & C Communications, 4120 Swatara Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17113, Phone: (717) 577-8730, Fax: (717) 656-3458, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Gretna)FAA Registered Aircraft:
2- Aircraft: CESSNA 182Q (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 735UA, N735UA, N-735UA, Serial Number: 18265684, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/26/1977, Certificate Issue Date: 01/17/2018
Registrant (Individual): Thomas M Clemens, Po Box 430, Mount Gretna, PA 17064 - Aircraft: CESSNA 180 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 834Z, N834Z, N-834Z, Serial Number: 32038, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 08/29/1955, Certificate Issue Date: 02/29/2016
Registrant (Individual): John W Jr Sibole, Po Box 207, Mount Gretna, PA 17064
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 partial tracts) | ||
C) Refinancings | ||
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Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $144,710 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0040.00 , 0041.00
- 54.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.3%Electricity
- 16.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.5%Utility gas
- 44.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 44.4%Electricity
- 11.1%No fuel used
Mount Gretna compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Total of 9 patent applications in 2008-2024.