Drinking water stations with addresses in Palmerton and their reported violations in the past:
CYPRESS PARK (Population served: 210, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-17-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-19-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-19-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and DEC-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-17-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-06-2000)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-16-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-16-2000)
CHESTNUT RIDGE MHP (Population served: 152, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-25-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2000)
- 13 regular monitoring violations
D WATER COMPANY (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and AUG-13-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-13-2002)
BLUE MOUNTAIN VIEW (Population served: 114, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-25-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and AUG-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-01-2000)
FIRELINE HOTEL (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 10.0% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Palmerton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Palmerton (2007 data):
- The First National Bank of Palmerton: The First National Bank Of Palmerton at Fourth Street And Lafayette Avenue, branch established on 1907-10-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $561.9 mil, Deposits: $487.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Palm Bancorp
- The Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company: Palmerton Branch at 372 Delaware Avenue, branch established on 1928-12-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,214.5 mil, Deposits: $2,528.8 mil, headquarters in Harleysville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Harleysville National Corporation
- Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company: Palmerton Office at 330 Delaware Ave, branch established on 1925-01-01. 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.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Pennsylvania:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $417 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,134 | $25,608 | 7 | $2,188 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $23,214 | $39,795 | 2 | $1,680 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,615 | $31,380 | 2 | $836 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $15,819 | $31,638 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,592 | $55,104 | 10 | $2,473 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,043 | $30,258 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $53,417 | $35,611 | 22 | $7,594 |
Palmerton government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $69,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $495,000
Solid Waste Management: $338,000
All Other: $35,000
- Construction - General Public Buildings: $52,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $478,000
Police Protection: $407,000
Solid Waste Management: $316,000
Regular Highways: $228,000
General - Other: $211,000
Central Staff Services: $69,000
Housing & Community Development: $61,000
Fire Protection: $54,000
Parks & Recreation: $45,000
General Public Buildings: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $30,000
Financial Administration: $20,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Libraries: $5,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $1,633,000
Benefit Payments: $37,000
Interest Revenue: $22,000
From Other Government: $8,000
From Local Government: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $68,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,442,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $110,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,475,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $77,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $69,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $26,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
General Public Building: $7,000
Police Protection: $4,000
Fire Protection: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $778,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $90,000
All Other: $76,000
General Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $511,000
Individual Income: $350,000
NEC: $69,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000,000
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,414 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,761 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.45% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($277 average AGI)| Carbon County: | 0.05% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Palmerton:
- WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palmerton:
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W285DH (104.9 FM; N. WHITEHALL TOWNSHI, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL.)
- WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
- WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- WXLV (90.3 FM; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Owner: LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Palmerton:
- WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- 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.)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Palmerton fatal accidents for 1975 - 2006 here
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