Drinking water stations with addresses in Sinking Spring and their reported violations in the past:
GANLYS PUB & DELI (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-11-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-15-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAR-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-15-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-23-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-11-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-11-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2005), St Site Visit (enforcement) (AUG-11-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-23-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-2002), St Public Notif received (JAN-02-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2000 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-01-2000), St Boil Water Order (JUN-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
GOUGLERSVILLE FIRE CO (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Pennsylvania: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 60.7% | | Whole state: | 67.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.9% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Sinking Spring compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Sinking Spring (2007 data):
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: South Heidelberg Branch at 4830 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1999-05-03; Sinking Spring Branch at 400 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1953-05-25. 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.
- Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Heidelberg Branch at 4641 Penn Avenue, branch established on 1974-05-13; Spring Towne Centre Giant Branch at 2643 Shillington Road, branch established on 1995-06-30. 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
- Leesport Bank: Sinking Spring Branch at 4708 Penn Avenue, branch established on 2003-05-12. Info updated 2006-12-04: Bank assets: $1,017.1 mil, Deposits: $705.4 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Leesport Financial Corp.
- National Penn Bank: Sinking Spring Branch at 3000 Shillington Road, branch established on 1996-03-01. 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.
- Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania: Spring Township Branch at 3101 Shillington Road, branch established on 2003-05-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $92.7 mil, Deposits: $81.1 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $17,001 | $40,802 | 5 | $2,168 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $6,168 | $37,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $4,127 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,749 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,512 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,984 | $35,808 | 8 | $2,984 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $26,154 | $39,231 | 19 | $12,540 |
Sinking Spring government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $400,000
Solid Waste Management: $290,000
Parks & Recreation: $60,000
All Other: $52,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $139,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $438,000
Sewerage: $312,000
Police Protection: $295,000
Regular Highways: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $103,000
Central Staff Services: $103,000
Fire Protection: $93,000
Libraries: $66,000
Parks & Recreation: $26,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $21,000
Housing & Community Development: $13,000
General Public Buildings: $6,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $80,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $41,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,724,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,665,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $59,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $56,000
General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $13,000
Police Protection: $6,000
General Public Building: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,537,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $243,000
Highways: $39,000
General Support: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $312,000
NEC: $290,000
Individual Income: $213,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $457,000
4.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,285 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.49% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)| Berks County: | 0.07% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,491 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.02% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($460 average AGI)| Berks County: | 0.05% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sinking Spring:
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIOV (1240 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- 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.)
- WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WRAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sinking Spring:
- WIOV-FM1 (105.1 FM; READING, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- WRFY-FM (102.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
- WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- WBMP (88.1 FM; WARWICK, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W253AC (98.5 FM; READING, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
- WBYN (107.5 FM; BOYERTOWN, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
- WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
- WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- W280CQ (103.9 FM; SHILLINGTON, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Sinking Spring:
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- W24CS (Channel 24; READING, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
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