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Schuylkill County

Population in July 2007: 234.
Males: 112  (48.1%)
Females: 122  (51.9%)
Median resident age:  40.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18248.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,500 (it was $26,042 in 2000)
Sheppton  $32,500
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $79,700 (it was $56,800 in 2000)
Sheppton  $79,700
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

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Races in Sheppton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Sheppton: 93.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: Italian (19.2%), Irish (13.0%), Dutch (11.7%), German (9.2%), Polish (8.4%), Slovak (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1640 feet

Land area: 0.05 square miles.

Population density: 4398 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




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For population 25 years and over in Sheppton

  • High school or higher: 79.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sheppton CDP

  • Never married: 29.8%
  • Now married: 37.6%
  • Separated: 3.9%
  • Widowed: 14.0%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

1 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.4%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Sheppton:  1.5% ($864)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (40.5 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (91.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Oneida, PA (0.9 miles ), Brandonville, PA (4.1 miles ), Nuremberg, PA (4.6 miles ), Delano, PA (5.1 miles ), Mahanoy City borough, PA (6.0 miles ), Grier City-Park Crest, PA (6.7 miles ), Shenandoah Heights, PA (7.6 miles ), Conyngham borough, PA (7.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.90 N, Longitude: 76.12 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (13%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)


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Sheppton-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the Sheppton place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 tornado 35.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sheppton:
  • HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
  • BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER (about 15 miles; BERWICK, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sheppton:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 41 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sheppton:
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 12 miles; HAZLETON, PA; ID: HZL)
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 22 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
  • BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 23 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; ID: N13)

Operable nuclear power plants near Sheppton:
  • 15 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sheppton:
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 40 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Allentown, PA; FT enrollment: 2,334)

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

IRVINS TAVERN (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
J & J AUCTION SERVICE WATER SY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  58.6%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  16.3%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Sheppton compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


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:
from Berks County, PA  0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA  0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA  0.31% ($29,281)


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:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.26% ($30,014)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sheppton:
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WAZL (1490 AM; 1 kW; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sheppton:
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W202BD (88.3 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WKAB (103.5 FM; BERWICK, PA; Owner: 4M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Sheppton:
  • 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.)
  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WYLN-LP (Channel 35; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)




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