North Wales, Pennsylvania

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Back to North Wales, PA housing info, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities. North Wales Apartments for Rent 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 North Wales, PA Montgomery County Population in July 2008: 3,226. Population change since 2000: -3.5%   Males: 1,608   (49.9%) Females: 1,618   (50.1%) Median resident age:   35.8 years Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years Zip codes: 19454, 19455. North Wales Zip Code Map Estimated median household income in 2008: $70,102 (it was $54,605 in 2000) North Wales:   $70,102 Pennsylvania:   $50,713 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $34,906 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $263,277 (it was $133,700 in 2000) North Wales:   $263,277 Pennsylvania:   $164,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $274,752; Detached houses: $321,530; Townhouses or other attached units: $198,229; In 2-unit structures: $219,730; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $363,165 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 19454 North Wales, PA residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: North Wales Academy Cedar Run Landscapes Honey Bee A Children's Consignment Boutique Countrywide Bank Intouch Wireless Sprint U.S. Toy Co. / Constructive Playthings 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 North Wales: White Non-Hispanic (89.8%) Black (4.8%) Two or more races (1.8%) Hispanic (1.5%) Other race (0.8%) American Indian (0.5%) Chinese (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in North Wales: 102.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about North Wales, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. North Wales is mentioned 149 times on our forum: Where to live if 30's, single, working in North Wales?  (9 replies) Commute from Collegeville to North Wales?  (3 replies) North Wales, PA commute  (2 replies) Visiting Philly  (64 replies) Is Metro Philadelphia - N.J. Racist?  (86 replies) Floridian moving to Philly Area  (97 replies) Ancestries: German (31.9%), Irish (24.2%), Italian (15.4%), English (10.8%), United States (7.0%), Polish (5.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated on 08/20/1869 Elevation: 377 feet Land area: 0.57 square miles. Population density: 5646 people per square mile   (average).

Average climate in North Wales, Pennsylvania

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North Wales-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 52% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the North Wales borough center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 tornado 15.2 miles away from the borough center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

North Wales-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 41.1 miles away from North Wales 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 39.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 49.9 miles away from North Wales center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 50.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from North Wales center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in North Wales, PA

• Leeds & Northrup Co. Heliport
• Merck/Upper Gwynedd Heliport

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Cemetery: Saint Peters Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.6 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	66.9%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This borough:	4.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

This borough:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in North Wales, PA

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• Residence Inn By Marriott Phil/Montgomeryville, 1110 Bethlehem Pike, North Wales, PA 19454, Phone: (267) 468-0111, Fax: (267) 468-0828
• Montgomeryville Courtyard By Marriott, 544 Dekalb Pike, North Wales, PA 19454, Phone: (215) 699-7247, Fax: (215) 699-5190
• Marriott Execustay/Hunt Club Apartments, 10 Hunt Club Trail, North Wales, PA 19454, Phone: (215) 674-2558, Fax: (215) 674-2465

Here		64.0%
USA		50.2%

6.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,565 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($728 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	0.11%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

from Philadelphia County, PA	1.57% ($54,967 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA	0.91% ($56,769)
from Chester County, PA	0.55% ($57,620)

6.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($63,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.70%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($546 average AGI)

Montgomery County:	0.06%
Pennsylvania average:	0.05%

to Philadelphia County, PA	1.02% ($46,507 average AGI)
to Bucks County, PA	0.86% ($61,009)
to Chester County, PA	0.73% ($70,738)

• Marin Fettman, 1229 Kenas Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 43.6 m, Overall height: 43.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00271383
  Registrant: T-Mobile Northeast LLC (F/K/A Omnipoint Holdings, Inc.), 12920 S.E. 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:

• Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPJA289
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/20/2000, Expiration Date: 09/05/2010
  Registrant: Phone: (215) 699-4836

• 351 North Sumneytown, Type: Bant, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPWI316
  Assigned Frequencies : 129.025 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/23/2007, Expiration Date: 11/20/2017, Certifier: Kris E Hutchison
  Registrant: Aviation Spectrum Resources Inc, 2551 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401, Phone: (410) 266-2132, Fax: (410) 266-2047, Email:

• Fire: 28
• Hazardous Condition: 8

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