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City: Cressona, PA (97.38%)
County: Schuylkill County, PA

Estimated zip code population in 2011: 1,667
Zip code population in 2010: 1,606
Zip code population in 2000: 1,571


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Houses and condos: 736
Renter-occupied apartments: 132
% of renters here:

19%
State:

31%

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in zip code 17929: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1,655 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2011:
This zip code:

1.7% ($1,596)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% ($2,385)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2011: $1,623 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2011: $1,539 (1.7%)

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Males: 858  (51.5%)
Females: 809  (48.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 17929:

  • High school or higher: 93.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 17929:

  • Never married: 28.2%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

Zip code 17929 compared to state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Urban population: 1,665
Rural population: 1

Estimated median house/condo value in 2011: $94,200
17929:

$94,200
Pennsylvania:

$164,800



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in 17929 zip code as of January 31, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in zip code 17929 to the number of sex offenders is 1,658 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

39.6 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.3 years

Average household size:
This zip code:

2.4 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 17929, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$34,393
State:

$48,049

Salary/wage: $33,568 (reported on 84.1% of returns)
Here:

$33,568
State:

$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.6% for AGIs below $10k, 72.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $994 (reported on 43.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$994
Pennsylvania:

$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $881 (reported on 24.3% of returns)
Here:

$881
State:

$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,266 (reported on 13.6% of returns)
Here:

+$1,266
State:

+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,099 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:

+$5,099
State:

+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,368 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
17929:

$2,368
Pennsylvania:

$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $13,648 (19% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:

$13,648
State:

$18,804

Here:

19.4% of AGI
State:

19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,118 (3% of AGI, reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:

$2,118
State:

$3,337

Here:

2.9% of AGI
State:

3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,230 (reported on 75.7% of returns)
17929:

$4,230
State:

$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,525 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,525
State:

$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%
Here:

58%
State:

56%
(% for various income ranges: 60.2% for AGIs below $10k, 54.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2011:
This zip code:

$53,421
Pennsylvania:

$50,228

Cressona, PA (17929) map

Nearest zip codes: 17972, 17933, 17979, 17951, 17965, 17974.
Cressona Zip Code Map

Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

55.6%
Pennsylvania:

48.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

3.7%
Pennsylvania:

5.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 674


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (10 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 357 (211 now married, 146 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 17929 with a mortgage: 384 (13 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 178

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,142
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $490

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:

3.2%
Whole state:

13.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:

2.0%
Whole state:

7.6%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Notable locations in zip code 17929: Goodwill Hose Company Cressona (A), Cressona Fire Company 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Panther Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 63
  • 2000 to 2004: 2
  • 1990 to 1999: 20
  • 1980 to 1989: 21
  • 1970 to 1979: 49
  • 1960 to 1969: 49
  • 1950 to 1959: 92
  • 1940 to 1949: 74
  • 1939 or earlier: 366


Zip code 17929 satellite photo by USGS

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in 17929
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 119
  • 3 bedrooms: 327
  • 4 bedrooms: 95
  • 5+ bedrooms: 17
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 73
  • 3 bedrooms: 44
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5+ bedrooms: 0
Cars and other vehicles available in 17929 in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 9
  • 1 vehicle: 160
  • 2 vehicles: 218
  • 3 vehicles: 129
  • 4 vehicles: 33
  • 5+ vehicles: 13
  • no vehicle: 29
  • 1 vehicle: 54
  • 2 vehicles: 41
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5+ vehicles: 0


Estimated household income distribution in 2009:

Zip code 17929 household income distribution in 2009

Zip code 17929 house/condo values in 2011

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 17929:

  • Less than $10,000: 3
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 3
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 44
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 42
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 40
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 62
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 46
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 89
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 62
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 60
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 63
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 13
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 2
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 16
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 6
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 3
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 1
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 3

 



17929 rent paid by renters

Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 17929:

  • $100 to $149: 4
  • $250 to $299: 3
  • $350 to $399: 14
  • $400 to $449: 13
  • $450 to $499: 13
  • $500 to $549: 44
  • $550 to $599: 7
  • $600 to $649: 8
  • $650 to $699: 11
  • No cash rent: 15
 


Median gross rent in 2011: $633.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,058
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,406
  • Asian householders: $637,443

Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $94,200
17929:

$94,200
Pennsylvania:

$164,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,700 - $136,000

Mean price in 2011:

Detached houses: $103,857
Here:

$103,857
State:

$217,230

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,087
Here:

$63,087
State:

$157,579

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 482
  • One, attached: 177
  • Two: 35
  • 3 or 4: 14
  • 5 to 9: 25
  • 10 to 19: 3

Unemployment: 8.2%
17929 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 723 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 68 (8%)
  • Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 29 (3%)
  • Other means: 4 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 21 (2%)
 

17929 zip code travel time to work (commute)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 17
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 74
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 133
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 200
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 122
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 47
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 37
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 7
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 31
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 94
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 46
  • 90 or more minutes: 20
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,667
  • In family households: 1,424 (250 male householders, 233 female householders)
    372 spouses, 505 children (468 natural, 10 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 5 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 243 (102 male householders (83 living alone)), 109 female householders (105 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 218 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 188 1-person, 15 2-persons, 8 3-persons

288 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (20 men, 54 women).

93.3% of residents of 17929 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% not at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 6% well, 9% not well).

Foreign born population: 54 (3.2%)
(20.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

3.2%
Whole state:

5.9%

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

  • Germany (33%)
  • Yugoslavia (30%)
  • Pakistan (15%)
  • Guatemala (13%)
  • Italy (6%)
  • Bangladesh (4%)

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 2000 or later: 22
  • 1990 to 1999: 28
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • Before 1980: 27

Races in zip code 17929:

White population: 1,529
Black population: 13
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 17
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 14
Hispanic or Latino population: 32

Most common first ancestries reported in 17929 (%):



  • German (31%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Other groups (8%)
  • Italian (7%)
  • Polish (7%)
  • Dutch (6%)
  • Pennsylvania German (4%)


Zip code 17929 topographic map

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • ALCOA EXTRUSIONS (53 POTTSVILLE STREET in CRESSONA, PA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1993-0197, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-03-1988-0898, ICIS-03-1991-0225, ICIS-03-1991-0226, ICIS-03-1991-0227,
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-2083824-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD096262522, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM; SECONDARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCTS
    Business NAICS classification: SECONDARY SMELTING AND ALLOYING OF ALUMINUM.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALUMINUM EXTRUDED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALOCOA EXTRUSIONS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CRESSONA ALUM CO (CONTACT/OWNER) , ALCOA EXTRUSIONS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALCOA EXTRUSIONS INC. - CRESSONA OPERATION, ALUMAX EXTRUSIONS INC, ALUMAX EXTRUSIONS MFG, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS INCORPORATED CRESSONA OPERATION, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA EXTRUSIONS I, CRESSONA ALUMINUM COMPANY
  • BLUE MOUNTAIN EL CRESSONA SCH ( in CRESSONA, PA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-7419
    Organizations: BLUE MOUNTAIN SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)


Zip code 17929 marital status for males
Zip code 17929 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Coal or coke (7%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Solar energy (1%)

Population in 1990: 2,240. Population change in the 1990s: -669 (-29.9%).

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

  • This state: 1,463
  • Northeast: 22
  • Midwest: 39
  • South: 62
  • West: 4

70% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

95% of the 17929 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:

6.7%
Pennsylvania:

13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

12.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

11.8%
Pennsylvania:

37.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Class of Workers (%)


Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)

  • Computer and mathematical occupations: 71,250
  • Management occupations: 63,167
  • Architecture and engineering occupations: 63,125
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors: 59,063
  • Production occupations: 46,042
  • Education, training, and library occupations: 44,063

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

  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Engineering Services (10-19: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1)

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.)




Fatal accident statistics in 2010:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0


Most common first names in zip code 17929 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John2573.0 years
William1871.5 years
George1772.4 years
Mary1380.2 years
Anna1275.4 years
Robert1175.7 years
Joseph1074.3 years
Harry978.3 years
Earl873.9 years
Paul871.9 years
Most common last names in zip code 17929 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Berger1077.5 years
Moyer973.8 years
Miller975.6 years
Wagner868.8 years
Brown783.7 years
Reed671.0 years
Potts676.8 years
Hock572.2 years
Beck581.6 years
Kriner576.0 years


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