Drinking water stations with addresses in Pottstown and their reported violations in the past:
HALFWAY HOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
HOPEWELL COMMUNITY CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 23 regular monitoring violations
COVENTRY MANOR NURSING HOME (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and OCT-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (OCT-02-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-03-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAR-03-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1997 and OCT-20-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-09-1998), St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-1998)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 15 regular monitoring violations
EDWARD BENJAMIN (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
EAST COVENTRY PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
KENILWORTH DELI (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-08-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pottstown that have no violations reported:
- HILLTOP DRIVE-IN (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- FELLOWSHIP HOUSE FARM (Population served: 80, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  11.3% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pottstown, PA
People in group quarters in Pottstown
- 176 people in nursing homes
- 82 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10 people in religious group quarters
- 6 people in other group homes
Pottstown compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Pottstown (2007 data):
- The Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company: Snb Messenger Service Branch, Coventry Branch, Pottstown Main Branch, East End Branch, North End Branch, Pottstown Center Branch. 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
- National Penn Bank: Sunset Drive Branch, Coventry Branch, Pottstown Downtown Branch, Pottstown Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,411.4 mil, Deposits: $3,825.7 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
- Sovereign Bank: Pottstown Branch at 258 High Street, branch established on 1907-01-01; East High Branch at 1565 East High Street, branch established on 1995-04-01. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Pottstown at 401 E High St, branch established on 1959-09-21; Pottstown East Branch at 1470 East High Street, branch established on 1910-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Malvern Federal Savings Bank: Rt 23 & 100 Branch at Routes 23 And 100, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518.4 mil, Deposits: $411.3 mil, headquarters in Paoli, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
- Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Patriot Pottstown Branch at High & Hanover Streets, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-29: Bank assets: $2,854.2 mil, Deposits: $1,946.1 mil, headquarters in Marlton, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 55 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
- Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Pottstown Giant Branch at 799 State Road, branch established on 1995-08-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Pottstown Branch at Sanatoga Village Center, 2186 E. High Street, branch established on 1997-03-31. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- 3 other banks with 3 local branches
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Sewerage |
16 | $56,239 | $42,179 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
9 | $25,356 | $33,808 | 2 | $3,366 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $38,944 | $46,733 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $3,375 | $40,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
42 | $190,270 | $54,363 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
22 | $67,135 | $36,619 | 12 | $9,141 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,552 | $42,624 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
35 | $136,967 | $46,960 | 8 | $17,893 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $13,322 | $39,966 | 1 | $372 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $2,609 | $31,308 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $19,753 | $47,407 | 10 | $6,644 |
| Streets and Highways |
17 | $60,806 | $42,922 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
163 | $618,328 | $45,521 | 33 | $37,416 |
Pottstown government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $674,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,984,000
All Other: $991,000
Solid Waste Management: $556,000
Parking Facilities: $93,000
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $1,307,000
Transit Utilities: $303,000
Air Transportation: $247,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,928,000
Sewerage: $3,380,000
Water Utilities: $1,985,000
Central Staff Services: $1,101,000
Regular Highways: $897,000
Fire Protection: $803,000
Transit Utilities: $729,000
Solid Waste Management: $578,000
Parks & Recreation: $516,000
Housing & Community Development: $404,000
Air Transportation: $306,000
General - Other: $282,000
Financial Administration: $188,000
Libraries: $125,000
General Public Buildings: $40,000
- Employee Retirement - Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $9,804,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $2,721,000
Total Federal Securities: $1,340,000
Securities - Mortgages: $698,000
Benefit Payments: $626,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $515,000
From Other Government: $139,000
Local Employee Contribution: $37,000
From Local Government: $4,000
Withdrawals: $3,000
Interest Revenue: $-467,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,195,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $443,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $165,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,382,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,955,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,924,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,413,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $592,000
Interest Earnings: $201,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,074,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,537,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,451,000
Highways: $325,000
General Support: $20,000
- Tax - Property: $3,939,000
Individual Income: $1,685,000
NEC: $667,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,203,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Pottstown:
- WPAZ (1370 AM; 1 kW; POTTSTOWN, PA; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WPHE (690 AM; daytime; 1 kW; PHOENIXVILLE, PA; Owner: SALVATION BROADCASTING CO.)
- WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pottstown:
- WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
- WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- 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.)
- WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
- WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- 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)
- WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
- WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Pottstown:
- KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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)
- WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
- WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Pottstown fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
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