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City: Shamokin, PA
Northumberland County, PA
Zip code population (2000): 10,006
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 9,224



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Houses and condos: 5,500
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,493
% of renters here:  33%
State:  29%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 17872: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 45.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 202 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.6% ($410)
Pennsylvania:  2.3% ($1,552)

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Males: 4,726  (47.2%)
Females: 5,280  (52.8%)

Zip code 17872 races chart


Urban population: 8,023
Rural population: 1,983

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $57,389
17872:  $57,389
Pennsylvania:  $155,000


According to our research of public records there were 10 registered sex offenders living in 17872 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  40.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.2 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17872, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,532 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $27,532
State:  $48,049

Salary/wage: $25,788 (reported on 85.3% of returns)
Here:  $25,788
State:  $42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,099 (reported on 34.0% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,099
Pennsylvania:  $1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,378 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,378
State:  $3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,505 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:  +$1,505
State:  +$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,498 (reported on 9.4% of returns)
Here:  +$8,498
State:  +$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,264 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
17872:  $2,264
Pennsylvania:  $2,903

Total itemized deductions: $14,428 (2% of AGI, reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:  $14,428
State:  $18,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,065 (3.0% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:  $2,065
Pennsylvania:  $3,337

Here:  3.0% of AGI
State:  3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,181 (reported on 66.4% of returns)
17872:  $3,181
State:  $8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,590 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:  $1,590
State:  $1,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.5%
Here:  54%
State:  56%
(% for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $10k, 55.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.6% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,504
This zip code:  $27,504
Pennsylvania:  $48,576
Shamokin, PA (17872) map

Nearest zip codes: 17866, 17824, 17825, 17860, 17964, 17836.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  58.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in zip code 17872 with a mortgage: 1,171 (144 second mortgage, 91 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,528


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $759

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $293

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  22.0%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  7.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.8
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.8
State:  4.2


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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 17
  • 1995 to 1998: 69
  • 1990 to 1994: 34
  • 1980 to 1989: 118
  • 1970 to 1979: 436
  • 1960 to 1969: 214
  • 1950 to 1959: 374
  • 1940 to 1949: 630
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,597



Zip code 17872 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Shamokin, PA (17872):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 44
  • 2 bedrooms: 525
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,728
  • 4 bedrooms: 400
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 292


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 74
  • 1 bedrooms: 430
  • 2 bedrooms: 462
  • 3 bedrooms: 401
  • 4 bedrooms: 109
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 17



Vehicles available in 17872 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 346
  • 1 vehicle: 1,105
  • 2 vehicles: 1,093
  • 3 vehicles: 315
  • 4 vehicles: 110
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 534
  • 1 vehicle: 771
  • 2 vehicles: 143
  • 3 vehicles: 42
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 17872 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 17872 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17872:

  • Less than $10,000: 64
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 32
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 104
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 131
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 142
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 175
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 215
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 311
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 283
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 214
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 105
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 117
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 117
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 222
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 251
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 88
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 48
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 59
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 40
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 17
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 11
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 3
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
  • $1,000,000 or more: 5
 



17872 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17872:

  • Less than $100: 52
  • $100 to $149: 44
  • $150 to $199: 149
  • $200 to $249: 200
  • $250 to $299: 139
  • $300 to $349: 119
  • $350 to $399: 50
  • $400 to $449: 26
  • $450 to $499: 20
  • $800 to $899: 23
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 27
  • No cash rent: 236
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $34,335.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $55,263
  • Asian householders: $265,690
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $73,575

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,717 (it was $35,100 in 2000)
17872:  $57,717
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $28,211 - $75,038

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $119,636
Here:  $119,636
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $58,811
Here:  $58,811
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $93,749
Here:  $93,749
State:  $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,074
Here:  $115,074
State:  $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,606
Here:  $124,606
State:  $211,072

Mobile homes: $42,645
Here:  $42,645
State:  $35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000
Here:  $85,000
State:  $97,532


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,606
  • One, attached: 2,593
  • Two: 235
  • 3 or 4: 328
  • 5 to 9: 179
  • 10 to 19: 153
  • 20 to 49: 75
  • 50 or more: 178
  • Mobile homes: 138
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
17872 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,861 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 591 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 29 (1%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0%)
  • Walked: 229 (6%)
  • Other means: 34 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 58 (2%)
 

17872 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 134
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 559
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 604
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 494
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 404
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 181
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 560
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 116
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 103
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 221
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 194
  • 90 or more minutes: 183
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 72.7%


Household type by relationship
Households: 9,977

  • In family households: 7,873 (1,984 male householders, 665 female householders)
    1,928 spouses, 2,809 children (2,627 natural, 22 adopted, 160 stepchildren), 96 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 44 other relatives, 187 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,104 (704 male householders (595 living alone)), 1,138 female householders (1,053 living alone)), 262 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 22 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,184 2-persons, 667 3-persons, 475 4-persons, 205 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,648 1-person, 162 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

1,376 married couples with children.
709 single-parent households (165 men, 544 women).

96.8% of residents of 17872 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 41% well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 18% well, 3% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% very well, 19% well, 11% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 67 (0.7%)
(68.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.7%
Whole state:  4.1%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Germany (24%)
  • India (22%)
  • United Kingdom (10%)
  • Poland (10%)
  • Italy (9%)
  • Vietnam (7%)
  • Iraq (7%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 10
  • 1980 to 1984: 17
  • 1975 to 1979: 13
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1965 to 1969: 22

White population: 9,901
Black population: 11
American Indian population: 10
Asian population: 29
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 42

Zip code 17872 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Polish: 1707
 German: 1527
 Dutch: 939
 Italian: 935
 Irish: 832
 United States or American: 595
 English: 340
 Pennsylvania German: 278
 Welsh: 240
 Other groups: 221
 Ukrainian: 188
 Austrian: 105
 Slovak: 98
 Lithuanian: 86
 Scotch-Irish: 39
 Hungarian: 36
 French (except Basque): 25
 Russian: 14
 Scottish: 14
 European: 12
 Greek: 12
 British: 10
 Czech: 10
 Portuguese: 7
 Slovene: 7
 Arab:: 5
 Syrian: 5
 Czechoslovakian: 5
 Croatian: 3
 Norwegian: 3
 Finnish: 2



Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • B & L CHEVY (2300 STATE HWY RT 61 in SHAMOKIN, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , LEFFLER JR ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • B & L DODGE (300 CENTER ST in SHAMOKIN, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
    Organizations: LEFFLER ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • ANDERSON'S GARAGE (65-69 CENTER STREET in SHAMOKIN, PA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  • ASBESTOS REMOVAL CONTROL INC. (237 SOUTH 3RD STREET in SHAMOKIN, PA)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  • BILL ANSKIS COMPANY INC (548 N MARKET ST. in SHAMOKIN, PA)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)


Median worth of mobile homes: $43,785

Zip code 17872 marital status for males
Zip code 17872 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
  • Utility gas (22%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Coal or coke (9%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 9136
  • Northeast: 404
  • Midwest: 63
  • South: 217
  • West: 83

71% of the 17872 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Pennsylvania.

Population in 1990: 20,982. Population change in the 1990s: -10,976 (-52.3%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
Here:  12.7%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49
Here:  9.5%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
Here:  26.5%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • HBR BOILER REPAIR, INC. (716 NORTH FRANKLIN STREET in SHAMOKIN, PA)
    $2,231 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 1999-11-30. Completion date: 1999-12-22.


Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (50-99: 1)
  • Information: Newspaper Publishers (50-99: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 3, 5-9: 2)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




20 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Fatal accident statistics in 2006
  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0




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