Valley View, Pennsylvania

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Population in July 2007: 1,645.

Males: 798	(48.5%)
Females: 847	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	42.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Zip codes: 17983.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,257 (it was $37,838 in 2000)

Valley View:	$47,257
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,890

Valley View:	$21,890
Pennsylvania:	$26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,422 (it was $77,300 in 2000)

Valley View:	$107,422
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $122,565; Detached houses: $120,447; Townhouses or other attached units: $79,363

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Races in Valley View:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Valley View: 82.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (53.6%), United States (6.6%), English (4.1%), Dutch (3.2%), Irish (3.1%), Polish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.27 square miles.

Population density: 503 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Valley View

High school or higher: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
Unemployed: 5.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley View CDP

Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 58.5%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 3.8%

29 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.7%
Pennsylvania:	4.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Valley View, Pennsylvania in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Valley View to the number of sex offenders is 823 to 1.

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

Valley View:	1.6% ($1,254)
Pennsylvania:	1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (38.4 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (86.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Reinerton-Orwin-Muir, PA (1.9 miles ), Tower City borough, PA (2.0 miles ), Williamstown borough, PA (2.5 miles ), Donaldson, PA (2.6 miles ), Tremont borough, PA (2.8 miles ), Klingerstown, PA (2.9 miles) , Ravine, PA (3.1 miles ), Fairview-Ferndale, PA (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.65 N, Longitude: 76.54 W

Valley View household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Food and beverage stores (13%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Personal and laundry services (8%)
Educational services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Personal appearance workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)

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Average climate in Valley View, Pennsylvania

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Valley View, Pennsylvania average temperatures

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Valley View-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the Valley View place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 7/14/2004, a category 3 tornado 25.4 miles away from the place center caused $18 million in damages.

Valley View-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 34.2 miles away from Valley View center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.7 miles away from Valley View center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from Valley View center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Valley View:

SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Valley View, PA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley View:

BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 26 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 30 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 33 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 37 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)

Public elementary/middle school in Valley View:

Hegins-Hubley Elementary School (Students: 330; Location: 1801 W Main St; Grades: KG - 6)

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Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	69.0%
Whole state:	67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Valley View, PA

Valley View compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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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 below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above 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 branches in Valley View (2009 data):

Susquehanna Bank: Tri Valley Branch at 702 West Main Street, branch established on 1995-12-15. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $13,406.7 mil, Deposits: $9,071.9 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 242 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
The Gratz National Bank: Valley View Branch at 1625 West Main Street, branch established on 1996-10-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.0 mil, Deposits: $101.6 mil, headquarters in Gratz, PA, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Gnb Financial Services, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Valley View mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%) Coal or coke (19%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Valley View

Adherents

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%
Congregations	27.6%	15.5%	16.2%	16.2%	1.3%

Name	Salvation Army	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Orthodox Church in America: Territorial Dioceses	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other religions
Adherents	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%	0.5%	3.9%
Congregations	0.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	17.8%

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.

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 Valley View:

WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WISL (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: BASIC LICENSING, INC.)
WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, 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.)
WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Valley View:

WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WYGL-FM (100.5 FM; ELIZABETHVILLE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WLZS (106.1 FM; BEAVER SPRINGS, PA; Owner: STARVIEW MEDIA, INC)
WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVLY-FM (100.9 FM; MILTON, PA; Owner: MILTON-LEWISBURG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
WQSU (88.9 FM; SELINSGROVE, PA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY)
WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WQLV (98.9 FM; MILLERSBURG, PA; Owner: HEPCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Valley View:

WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Hubley Tank, Type: Tank, Structure height: 13.4 m, Overall height: 14.4 m, Call Sign: WPWG825
Assigned Frequencies : 451.112 MHz
Grant Date: 11/13/2002, Expiration Date: 11/13/2012, Certifier: Demetrius Kasmari
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
Well House 1, Type: Bant, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 7.1 m, Call Sign: WPWH274
Assigned Frequencies : 451.112 MHz
Grant Date: 11/15/2002, Expiration Date: 11/15/2012, Certifier: Demetrius Kasmari
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

Raw Land, Lat: 40.658944 Lon: -76.606361, Type: Pole, Structure height: 30.4 m, Overall height: 35.4 m, Call Sign: WQGG480
Assigned Frequencies : 17760.0 MHz, 21875.0 MHz, 21975.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/2007, Expiration Date: 01/10/2017, Certifier: Danielle A Small
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
Mahatongo ES, Lat: 40.685833 Lon: -76.604222, Type: Bant, Structure height: 8.2 m, Overall height: 13.2 m, Call Sign: WQGG481
Assigned Frequencies : 23175.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/2007, Expiration Date: 01/10/2017, Certifier: Danielle A Small
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
Hegins ES, Lat: 40.640972 Lon: -76.564583, Type: Bant, Structure height: 8.2 m, Overall height: 13.2 m, Call Sign: WQGG482
Assigned Frequencies : 23075.0 MHz
Grant Date: 01/10/2007, Expiration Date: 01/10/2017, Certifier: Danielle A Small
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N3IQM, Previous Call Sign: KA3WUC, Licensee ID: L00272867
Grant Date: 07/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/23/2010
Registrant: Jay C Deibert, Park Rd Box 284, Valley View, PA 17983
Call Sign: N3PNZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00819444
Grant Date: 02/26/2004, Expiration Date: 02/26/2014
Registrant: Frances E Moser, 314 Park Road, Valley View, PA 17983

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: BELLANCA 17-30A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 142 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9534E , Serial Number: 76-30803, Year manufactured: 1975
Registrant (Corporation): Borscht Inc, Po Box 299, Valley View, PA 17983

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 2
Service Call: 1

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