Drinking water stations with addresses in Wilkes-Barre and their reported violations in the past:
HOLIDAY HOUSE-JEWISH COMM.CTR. (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 4 regular monitoring violations
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-11-2005 and OCT-31-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2005)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  17.8% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Wilkes-Barre 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Arena or stadium:
- Wachovia Arena. Capacity: 8,500.
Banks with most branches in Wilkes-Barre (2007 data):
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Wilkes-Barre Main, East End Branch, South Franklin Branch, Coal Street Branch, Crossroads Branch. 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.
- Community Bank, National Association: Wilkes-Barre - N. Franklin St. Branc at 64 North Franklin Street, branch established on 1994-06-22; Wilkes-Barre - Pine Mall Branch at The Pine Mall, 685 Kidder St, branch established on 1998-10-01. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
- The First National Bank of Berwick: Hanover Township Branch at 1540 Sans Souci Highway, branch established on 1997-10-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $522.7 mil, Deposits: $385.7 mil, headquarters in Berwick, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Keystone Corporation
- First National Community Bank: Wilkes-Barre Branch at 23 West Market Street, branch established on 1993-07-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,184.5 mil, Deposits: $921.7 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
- Omega Bank: Wilkes Barre Branch at 639 South Main Street, branch established on 1996-10-15. Info updated 2006-07-10: Bank assets: $1,790.5 mil, Deposits: $1,332.4 mil, headquarters in Huntingdon, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Omega Financial Corporation
- Bank of America, National Association: Penn Plaza Branch at 406 South Main Street, branch established on 1966-12-28. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Public Square Branch at 1 North Main Street, branch established on 1982-05-13. 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
- The Honesdale National Bank: Mortgage Center Branch at 38 North Franklin Street, branch established on 1996-04-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $394.2 mil, Deposits: $346.0 mil, headquarters in Honesdale, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Honat Bancorp, Inc.
- NBT Bank, National Association: Wilkes-Barre Boulevard Branch at 171 North Wilkes Barre Boulevard, branch established on 1999-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,068.4 mil, Deposits: $3,812.7 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 121 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
16 | $60,161 | $45,121 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,516 | $42,192 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
40 | $127,278 | $38,183 | 10 | $13,694 |
| Health |
19 | $69,015 | $43,588 | 6 | $5,019 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,060 | $36,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
79 | $342,457 | $52,019 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $14,413 | $34,591 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
82 | $383,715 | $56,153 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $10,609 | $42,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
19 | $59,913 | $37,840 | 1 | $115 |
| Other Government Administration |
22 | $72,440 | $39,513 | 1 | $1,993 |
| Totals for Government |
287 | $1,146,577 | $47,941 | 18 | $20,820 |
Wilkes-Barre government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
- Charges - All Other: $1,823,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,189,000
Sewerage: $826,000
Parking Facilities: $715,000
Parks & Recreation: $163,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,864,000
General: $3,800,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,475,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $10,000,000
Fire Protection: $6,141,000
Police Protection: $5,919,000
Regular Highways: $3,316,000
Central Staff Services: $1,878,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,431,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,420,000
Health Services - Other: $1,118,000
Sewerage: $1,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,067,000
Financial Administration: $613,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $515,000
General Public Buildings: $507,000
Parking Facilities: $377,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $149,000
Libraries: $100,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $35,345,000
Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $16,307,000
Interest Revenue: $8,108,000
Benefit Payments: $3,873,000
Total Federal Securities: $1,686,000
From Other Government: $1,548,000
Local Employee Contribution: $564,000
From Local Government: $404,000
Withdrawals: $27,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $2,887,000
All Other: $2,764,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,189,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,672,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $36,485,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $34,700,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,785,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $224,000
Special Assessments: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $36,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $295,000
Regular Highways: $267,000
Fire Protection: $158,000
General - Other: $112,000
Parking Facilities: $105,000
Solid Waste Management: $57,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,300,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $13,413,000
End of Fiscal Year: $7,040,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,185,000
Highways: $1,566,000
General Support: $32,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $9,750,000
Property: $4,412,000
NEC: $2,964,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $15,481,000
3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.58% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)| Luzerne County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.63% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)| Luzerne County: | 0.02% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wilkes-Barre:
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
- WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wilkes-Barre:
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- 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)
- WRKC (88.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Wilkes-Barre:
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- 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.)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
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