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Population (year 2000): 2,732. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,335 (+22.1% change)
Males: 1,297  (47.5%)
Females: 1,435  (52.5%)

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Median resident age:  35.0 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18073.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,400 (it was $46,715 in 2000)
Pennsburg  $52,400
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $187,100 (it was $114,000 in 2000)
Pennsburg  $187,100
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Pennsburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (33.1%), Irish (16.4%), United States (7.1%), Polish (6.8%), English (6.7%), Italian (6.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1850

Elevation: 380 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 4393 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Pennsburg

  • High school or higher: 78.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pennsburg borough

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

50 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.8%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pennsburg:  1.6% ($1,870)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Allentown, PA (14.3 miles , pop. 106,632).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (36.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: East Greenville borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Red Hill borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Green Lane borough, PA (4.5 miles ), Bally borough, PA (6.3 miles ), Trumbauersville borough, PA (8.0 miles ), Spring Mount, PA (8.7 miles ), Macungie borough, PA (9.0 miles ), Bechtelsville borough, PA (9.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.40 N, Longitude: 75.50 W


116 people in nursing homes

Area codes: 215, 267

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Population change in the 1990s: +278 (+11.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Pennsburg-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.6 miles away from the Pennsburg city center killed 3 people and injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 17.0 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pennsburg:
  • GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SELLERSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSTOWN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pennsburg:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 32 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 41 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pennsburg:
  • BUTTER VALLEY GOLF PORT (about 4 miles; BALLY, PA; ID: 7N8)
  • QUAKERTOWN (about 10 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
  • POTTSTOWN LIMERICK (about 12 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA; ID: PTW)

Operable nuclear power plants near Pennsburg:
  • 15 miles: Limerick 1 and 2 in Pottstown, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pennsburg:
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 15 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 25 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
Public high school in Pennsburg:
  • UPPER PERKIOMEN HS (Students: 1,120; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Pennsburg:
  • PERKIOMEN SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: SEMINARY AVE BOX 130; Grades: 5 - 12)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Pennsburg and their reported violations in the past:

FINLAND INN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.2%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Pennsburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Pennsburg (2007 data):
  • The Quakertown National Bank: Pennsburg Branch at 410-420 Pottstown Avenue, branch established on 1988-05-16. Info updated 2006-10-30: Bank assets: $610.0 mil, Deposits: $478.9 mil, headquarters in Quakertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Qnb Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 1$3,193$38,3160$0
Other Government Administration 2$6,577$39,4628$199
Solid Waste Management 1$3,100$37,2001$113
Totals for Government 4$12,871$38,6139$312


Pennsburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $112,000
    All Other: $61,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $79,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $279,000
    Financial Administration: $144,000
    Regular Highways: $107,000
    Solid Waste Management: $85,000
    General Public Buildings: $55,000
    Housing & Community Development: $43,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    General - Other: $32,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $26,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $74,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $18,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $44,000
    Regular Highways: $12,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $498,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000
    Housing & Community Development: $10,000
    All Other: $9,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Individual Income: $232,000
    Property: $195,000
    NEC: $160,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $202,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pennsburg:
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, 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.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pennsburg:
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WBYO (88.9 FM; SELLERSVILLE, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Pennsburg:
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)

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