Schuylkill 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 36.0. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.222. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.41. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 9.4 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 8.35. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.71. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 24.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pottsville that have no violations reported:
- GOOD SAMARITIAN SOUTH (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.4%
(16.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.1% for Black residents, 50.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 61.4% for other race residents, 54.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Pennsylvania: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 60.6% | | Whole state: | 67.2% |
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pottsville, PA
People in group quarters in Pottsville:
- 589 people in nursing homes
- 195 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 70 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 11 people in religious group quarters
- 8 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Pottsville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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 Pottsville (2011 data):
- Union Bank and Trust Company: Losch Plaza Office, West Market Street Branch, Union Bank And Trust Company, Boulevard Branch. Info updated 10/06/2010: Bank assets: $12.4 mil, Deposits: $11.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bancorp, Inc.
- First National Bank of Pennsylvania: The Legacy Trust Co Branch, Pottsville Branch, Pottsville Messenger Service. Info updated 01/04/2011: Bank assets: $8,794.7 mil, Deposits: $6,638.2 mil, headquarters in Greenville, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 255 total offices, Holding Company: F.N.b. Corporation
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Yorkville Branch at 1826 West Market Street, branch established on 01/12/1953; Pottsville Branch at One South Centre Street, branch established on 05/26/1992. Info updated 11/08/2010: Bank assets: $67,256.3 mil, Deposits: $48,598.7 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 783 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Pottsville Branch at 101 North Centre Street, branch established on 08/17/1964; Fairlane Village Mall Branch at 7270 Fairlane Village Mall, branch established on 07/21/1975. Info updated 12/01/2010: Bank assets: $1,070,489.0 mil, Deposits: $811,027.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6537 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Northwest Savings Bank: 104 North Centre Street at 104 North Centre Street, branch established on 08/09/1989. Info updated 11/23/2009: Bank assets: $8,170.8 mil, Deposits: $6,081.6 mil, headquarters in Warren, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 176 total offices
- National Penn Bank: Pottsville Branch at 111 E. Norwegian St., branch established on 07/27/1935. Info updated 03/03/2008: Bank assets: $9,042.6 mil, Deposits: $6,417.9 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 134 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
- Susquehanna Bank: Pottsville Branch at 9-11 North Centre Street, branch established on 11/28/1997. Info updated 11/07/2008: Bank assets: $13,882.7 mil, Deposits: $9,210.7 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 227 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
- Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B.: Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.b. at 21 South Centre Street, branch established on 01/01/1914. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $3.0 mil, Deposits: $0.2 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Pottsville, Pennsylvania:
- Quality Hotel, 100 S CTR St, Pottsville, PA 17901
 , Phone: (570) 622-4600, Fax: (570) 628-5971
- Country Inn & Suites, 100 Keystone Blvd E, Pottsville, PA 17901 , Phone: (570) 544-5201, Fax: (570) 544-5312
- River Inn / Days Inn, 1476 Rt 61 S, Pottsville, PA 17901 , Phone: (570) 385-3853, Fax: (570) 385-4752
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Coal or coke (9%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:
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Religion statistics for Pottsville:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.30%
| Here | | 74.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 56.8% | 17.7% | 11.0% | 7.4% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 27.6% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1.3% |
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| Name | Salvation Army | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Other |
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| Adherents | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 17.8% |
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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: 32 | Schuylkill County: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14 | Schuylkill County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. | | Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48 | Schuylkill County: | 3.26 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 114 | Here: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Schuylkill County: | 30.3% | | Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | State: | 11.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $10,574 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $11,710 | $23,420 | 47 | $8,871 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $745 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $54,491 | $27,246 | 41 | $36,430 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $28,186 | $28,186 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
42 | $94,387 | $26,968 | 100 | $56,620 |
Pottsville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Parking Facilities: $330,000 ($23.01)
All Other: $109,000 ($7.60)
Parks & Recreation: $71,000 ($4.95)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($0.14)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $419,000 ($29.22)
Housing & Community Development: $177,000 ($12.34)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,567,000 ($109.27)
General - Other: $1,127,000 ($78.59)
Housing & Community Development: $959,000 ($66.88)
Regular Highways: $611,000 ($42.61)
Fire Protection: $344,000 ($23.99)
Parks & Recreation: $337,000 ($23.50)
Central Staff Services: $226,000 ($15.76)
Financial Administration: $217,000 ($15.13)
Parking Facilities: $210,000 ($14.64)
Libraries: $51,000 ($3.56)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $34,000 ($2.37)
Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000 ($2.23)
General Public Buildings: $22,000 ($1.53)
Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($1.19)
Health Services - Other: $10,000 ($0.70)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $2,998,000 ($209.07)
Total Other Securities: $2,425,000 ($169.11)
Total Federal Securities: $1,429,000 ($99.65)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $1,426,000 ($99.44)
From Local Government: $547,000 ($38.15)
Benefit Payments: $420,000 ($29.29)
Interest Revenue: $181,000 ($12.62)
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $103,000 ($7.18)
Local Employee Contribution: $61,000 ($4.25)
Withdrawals: $31,000 ($2.16)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $789,000 ($55.02)
All Other: $114,000 ($7.95)
- General - Interest on Debt: $175,000 ($12.20)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $53,000 ($3.70)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,643,000 ($184.31)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $50,000 ($3.49)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,405,000 ($167.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $288,000 ($20.08)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $399,000 ($27.82)
Interest Earnings: $55,000 ($3.84)
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $55,000 ($3.84)
Parks & Recreation: $32,000 ($2.23)
General - Other: $14,000 ($0.98)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $753,000 ($52.51)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $404,000 ($28.17)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $345,000 ($24.06)
Highways: $280,000 ($19.53)
Housing & Community Development: $202,000 ($14.09)
General Support: $8,000 ($0.56)
- Tax - Property: $1,544,000 ($107.67)
NEC: $1,460,000 ($101.81)
Individual Income: $942,000 ($65.69)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,546,000 ($177.55)
3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.76% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)| Schuylkill County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.39% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)| Schuylkill County: | 0.03% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Pottsville:
- WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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.)
- WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pottsville:
- W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
- W235AD (94.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ED TV ASSC)
- W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
- WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
- W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
- WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pottsville:
- W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- W61AG (Channel 61; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- W66AI (Channel 66; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- 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.)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Pottsville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 25 meters (82ft)
Total costs: $11,000
Total average daily traffic: 38,451
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,704
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Pottsville
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Pottsville, PA
| Businesses in Pottsville, PA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| Burger King | 2 | | Penske | 1 |
| CVS | 2 | | Pizza Hut | 2 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Ramada | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Rite Aid | 2 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 2 | | Ruby Tuesday | 1 |
| FedEx | 4 | | Rue21 | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Staples | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| KFC | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Kroger | 2 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | | UPS | 5 |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Lowes | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
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Pottsville on our top lists:
- #78 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest houses (pop. 5,000+)"
- #34 (17901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Ukrainian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #52 (17901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Welsh first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #77 (17901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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