Monroe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.33. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.5 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0418. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.80. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 14.8. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pocono Pines and their reported violations in the past:
EDELWEISS RESTAURANT (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-21-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-21-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-21-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-18-2005), St Boil Water Order (NOV-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-18-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
LAKE NAOMI CLUB POOL SNACK BAR (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2000), St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-21-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
KNOTTLE HOTTLE INN (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
LAKE NAOMI CLUBHOUSE (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
LAKE NAOMI TENNIS CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-27-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-27-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-27-2002), St Boil Water Order (NOV-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (NOV-27-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-27-2002)
JACKS VILLAGE DELI (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-15-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2002)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
LAKE NAOMI CLUB OFFICE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-28-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-21-2000), St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-2000), St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-21-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.9%
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.2 people | | Pennsylvania: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 69.0% | | Whole state: | 67.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pocono Pines, PA
Pocono Pines compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Pocono Pines (2011 data):
- PNC Bank, National Association: Pocono Pines Branch at Hc 89 Route 940, branch established on 1970/09/16. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (7%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Pocono Pines (based on Monroe County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.28%
| Here |  | 45.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 61.9% | 11.2% | 10.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 13.5% | 23.6% | 14.6% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | The Wesleyan Church | Jewish | Other |
| Adherents | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 4.6% |
| Congregations | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 24.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 29 | Monroe County: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3 | This county: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14 | Monroe County: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47 | Monroe County: | 2.86 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 143 | Here: | 8.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.0% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Monroe County: | 27.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.9% | | State: | 11.5% |
8.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,795 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.18% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($127 average AGI)| Monroe County: | 0.06% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,771 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.38% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($196 average AGI)| Monroe County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Pocono Pines:
- WILT (960 AM; 1 kW; MOUNT POCONO, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, 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.)
- WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pocono Pines:
- WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
- WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPZX (105.9 FM; POCONO PINES, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWYY (107.1 FM; BELVIDERE, NJ; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
TV broadcast stations around Pocono Pines:
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- 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.)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W24BB (Channel 24; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Pocono Pines)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Lat: 41.204222 Lon: -75.398000, Call Sign: WQCS653
Assigned Frequencies: 151.520 MHz, 151.580 MHz, 152.870 MHz, 152.915 MHz, 153.020 MHz Grant Date: 05/16/2005, Expiration Date: 05/16/2015, Certifier: Bryan Nuss
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239 - Lat: 41.128889 Lon: -75.450278, Call Sign: WQJB908
Assigned Frequencies: 451.237 MHz, 456.437 MHz, 462.212 MHz, 467.187 MHz Grant Date: 07/21/2008, Expiration Date: 07/21/2018, Certifier: Todd Moyer
Registrant: Scott Communications, Inc., 2888 Bethlehem Pike, Hatfield, PA 19440, Phone: (215) 997-9500, Fax: (215) 822-8713
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Pocono Pines)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 - E R MILLER ENTERPRISES INC, Po Box 732, Pocono Pines, PA 18350
Certificate: D002302 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 05/25/2010, Expiration Date: 05/24/2011
| Most common first names in Pocono Pines, PA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 16 | 71.7 years |
| William | 13 | 76.4 years |
| Mary | 10 | 78.8 years |
| Elizabeth | 9 | 79.0 years |
| Charles | 9 | 75.5 years |
| James | 8 | 75.2 years |
| Thomas | 8 | 70.9 years |
| Helen | 8 | 79.9 years |
| George | 7 | 72.6 years |
| Edward | 7 | 59.3 years |
| Most common last names in Pocono Pines, PA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Miller | 9 | 79.5 years |
| Lewis | 8 | 71.4 years |
| Smith | 8 | 71.8 years |
| Franks | 6 | 64.0 years |
| Keiper | 6 | 70.3 years |
| Dunlap | 4 | 84.8 years |
| Altemose | 4 | 78.7 years |
| White | 3 | 64.3 years |
| Bush | 3 | 82.0 years |
| Drugas | 3 | 45.6 years |
Businesses in Pocono Pines, PA
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