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Population in July 2007: 21,348. Population change since 2000: -2.3%
 

Males: 10,143  (47.5%)
Females: 11,205  (52.5%)
Median resident age:  36.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19464, 19465.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,533 (it was $35,785 in 2000)
Pottstown:  $43,533
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,559 (it was $87,400 in 2000)
Pottstown:  $165,559
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $163,648; Detached houses: $180,395; Townhouses or other attached units: $144,038; In 2-unit structures: $157,189; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,667; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,039; Mobile homes: $17,500
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Races in Pottstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.5%)
  • Black (15.1%)
  • Hispanic (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Other race (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Pottstown: 101.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.2%), Irish (13.6%), Italian (9.8%), Polish (6.3%), English (6.0%), Dutch (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/06/1815

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 4.83 square miles.

Population density: 4420 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Pottstown

  • High school or higher: 77.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pottstown borough

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 47.8%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

484 residents are foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.4% Asia).

This city:  2.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

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

Pottstown:  2.4% ($2,091)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (20.7 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (38.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Kenilworth, PA (1.4 miles ), South Pottstown, PA (1.5 miles ), Halfway House, PA (1.7 miles ), Pottsgrove, PA (2.1 miles ), Stowe, PA (2.8 miles ), Sanatoga, PA (3.5 miles ), Gilbertsville, PA (5.1 miles ), Boyertown borough, PA (5.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.25 N, Longitude: 75.64 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,453 (+6.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,888 (28.0%)

Area codes: 610, 484

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Population change in the 1990s: +219 (+1.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Pottstown by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 01211122
    per 100,000 0.04.69.14.64.64.69.29.3
Rapes 68201326282319
    per 100,000 28.036.891.459.2118.8128.1106.088.1
Robberies 4744486050564370
    per 100,000 219.1202.4219.5273.3228.5256.1198.1324.5
Assaults 1169312412514513096115
    per 100,000 540.7427.7567.0569.3662.8594.6442.3533.1
Burglaries 188134146185175152123220
    per 100,000 876.4616.3667.6842.6799.9695.2566.71019.9
Thefts 7757067588658531,002916910
    per 100,000 3612.73246.93465.93939.93898.94582.74220.04218.8
Auto thefts 81727987948910287
    per 100,000 377.6331.1361.2396.3429.7407.0469.9403.3
Arson 1749111491426
    per 100,000 79.218.441.250.164.041.264.5120.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 432.3384.4485.0500.6551.7571.9497.1565.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 57 (43 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.01
US city average:  3.00

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Pottstown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Pottstown 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 17.1 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Birthplace of: Aaron Beasley - 2005 NFL player (Atlanta Falcons, born: Jul 7, 1973), Rian Wallace - 2005 NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers, born: May 24, 1982), Tim Bausher - 2005 Major League Baseball player (Boston Red Sox, born: Apr 23, 1979), Moshe Wright - College football player (Temple Owls).


Main business address for: PATRIOT BANK CORP (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED).


Hospital/medical center in Pottstown:
  • POTTSTOWN MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (HIGH STREET & FIRESTONE ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Pottstown:
  • PHOENIXVILLE HOSP UNIV OF PA HLTH SYS (about 11 miles; PHOENIXVILLE, PA)
  • BRYN MAWR REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MALVERN, PA)
  • EAGLEVILLE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; EAGLEVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Pottstown, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pottstown:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 23 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 39 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pottstown:
  • POTTSTOWN MUNI (about 2 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA; ID: N47)
  • POTTSTOWN LIMERICK (about 7 miles; POTTSTOWN, PA; ID: PTW)
  • BUTTER VALLEY GOLF PORT (about 12 miles; BALLY, PA; ID: 7N8)

Amtrak stations near Pottstown:
  • 16 miles: EXTON (CREST AVE. OFF RTE. 100). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.). Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 18 miles: PAOLI (LANCASTER PIKE & S. VALLEY RD.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Nuclear power plants:
  • Limerick 1. General Electric Co.Bechtel Corp.General Electric Co.PECO Energy Co.Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 1055 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 12/1984. Commercial start: 02/1986..
  • Limerick 2. General Electric Co.Bechtel Corp.General Electric Co.PECO Energy Co.Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). Net Output: 1055 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 08/1989. Commercial start: 01/1990..

Colleges/Universities in Pottstown:
  • ANTONELLI MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 85; Location: 1700 INDUSTRIAL HWY; Private, for-profit)
  • EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 39; Location: 141 HIGH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.empirebeauty.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pottstown:
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 16 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 24 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 26 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)
Public high schools in Pottstown:
Private high schools in Pottstown:
  • ST PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 568; Location: 844 NORTH KEIM STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • THE HILL SCHOOL (Students: 461; Location: 717 EAST HIGH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • WEST-MONT CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 270; Location: 873 S HANOVER ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Pottstown:
Private elementary/middle schools in Pottstown:
  • ST ALOYSIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: HANOVER & THIRD STS.; Grades: KG - 8)
  • COVENTRY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INC (Students: 312; Location: 962 EAST SCHUYLKILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 11)
  • WYNDCROFT SCHOOL (Students: 195; Location: 1395 WILSON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • ST PETERS SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 1126 SOUTH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CHILDRENS HOUSE INC (Students: 26; Location: 1621 OLD RIDGE RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Pottstown:
  • POTTSTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $429,265; Location: 500 HIGH STREET; 70,858 books; 1,947 audio materials; 1,809 video materials; 221 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Pottstown: Brookside Country Club (A), Leader Nursing Rehabilation Center (B), Pottsgrove Mansion (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Pottstown: Hillside Gospel Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Pottstown Cemetery (1), Highland Memorial Park (2), Mount Zion Cemetery (3), Saint Aloysius Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Manatawny Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Pottstown: Manatawny Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Comfort Inn (Sr 100 & Shoemaker Rd.), Comfort Inn Pottstown (Rte 100 & Shoemaker Rd), Days Inn (29 East High Street), Bramcote Hotel (313 Old Reading Pike), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1600 Industrial Highway).

 

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)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.5%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

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:

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  • 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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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%)
  • Utility gas (24%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 16$56,239$42,1790$0
Financial Administration 9$25,356$33,8082$3,366
Water Supply 10$38,944$46,7330$0
Judicial and Legal 1$3,375$40,5000$0
Police Protection - Officers 42$190,270$54,3630$0
Police - Other 22$67,135$36,61912$9,141
Firefighters 1$3,552$42,6240$0
Other Government Administration 35$136,967$46,9608$17,893
Other and Unallocable 4$13,322$39,9661$372
Housing and Community Development(Local) 1$2,609$31,3080$0
Parks and Recreation 5$19,753$47,40710$6,644
Streets and Highways 17$60,806$42,9220$0
Totals for Government 163$618,328$45,52133$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:
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 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.)


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