Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,747
| This zip code: | $37,747 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 17949, 17934, 17946, 17976, 17935, 17970.
Frackville Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 17931 with a mortgage: 828 (97 second mortgage, 143 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 933
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $995
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $369
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 16
- 1995 to 1998: 35
- 1990 to 1994: 62
- 1980 to 1989: 41
- 1970 to 1979: 194
- 1960 to 1969: 263
- 1950 to 1959: 197
- 1940 to 1949: 318
- 1939 or earlier: 1,535
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Altamont, PA (17931): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 19
- 2 bedrooms: 394
- 3 bedrooms: 1,125
- 4 bedrooms: 290
- 5 or more bedrooms: 16
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 168
- 2 bedrooms: 217
- 3 bedrooms: 144
- 4 bedrooms: 48
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 17931 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 223
- 1 vehicle: 610
- 2 vehicles: 738
- 3 vehicles: 199
- 4 vehicles: 50
- 5 or more vehicles: 33
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 183
- 1 vehicle: 241
- 2 vehicles: 120
- 3 vehicles: 24
- 4 vehicles: 27
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 17931:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 6
- $30,000 to $34,999: 17
- $35,000 to $39,999: 31
- $40,000 to $49,999: 74
- $50,000 to $59,999: 97
- $60,000 to $69,999: 216
- $70,000 to $79,999: 204
- $80,000 to $89,999: 159
- $90,000 to $99,999: 143
- $100,000 to $124,999: 275
- $125,000 to $149,999: 232
- $150,000 to $174,999: 160
- $175,000 to $199,999: 67
- $200,000 to $249,999: 82
- $250,000 to $299,999: 66
- $300,000 to $399,999: 22
- $400,000 to $499,999: 10
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17931:
- Less than $100: 11
- $100 to $149: 19
- $200 to $249: 17
- $250 to $299: 42
- $300 to $349: 76
- $350 to $399: 68
- $400 to $449: 53
- $450 to $499: 32
- $500 to $549: 7
- $550 to $599: 14
- No cash rent: 80
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $70,142.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $99,245
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,687 (it was $59,900 in 2000)
| 17931: | $99,687 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,216 - $118,200
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $151,872| Here: | $151,872 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $88,384| Here: | $88,384 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,473| Here: | $211,473 | | State: | $204,155 |
Mobile homes: $41,094| Here: | $41,094 | | State: | $35,442 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,211
- One, attached: 1,086
- Two: 92
- 3 or 4: 116
- 5 to 9: 58
- 10 to 19: 20
- 20 to 49: 46
- Mobile homes: 32

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,031 (87%)
- Carpooled: 223 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 35 (2%)
- Worked at home: 34 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 150
- 5 to 9 minutes: 526
- 10 to 14 minutes: 401
- 15 to 19 minutes: 316
- 20 to 24 minutes: 244
- 25 to 29 minutes: 116
- 30 to 34 minutes: 175
- 35 to 39 minutes: 31
- 40 to 44 minutes: 24
- 45 to 59 minutes: 87
- 60 to 89 minutes: 116
- 90 or more minutes: 110
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,498
- In family households: 4,537 (1,292 male householders, 258 female householders)
1,312 spouses, 1,419 children (1,319 natural, 4 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 46 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 961 (278 male householders (257 living alone)), 636 female householders (618 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,110 (3,093 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 732 2-persons, 389 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 20 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 875 1-person, 39 2-persons.
782 married couples with children.
237 single-parent households (65 men, 172 women).
94.2% of residents of 17931 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% very well, 73% well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 10% well, 3% not well).
Foreign born population: 67 (0.8%)
(73.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (31%)
- Brazil (25%)
- United Kingdom (21%)
- Ireland (12%)
- Philippines (10%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 18
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 35
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White population: 6,685
Black population: 1,677
American Indian population: 6
Asian population: 70
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 179
Two or more races population: 14

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 832 |
|  Irish: 766 |
|  Polish: 727 |
|  Ukrainian: 398 |
|  Lithuanian: 328 |
|  Dutch: 287 |
|  Italian: 222 |
|  English: 160 |
|  Slovak: 159 |
|  United States or American: 159 |
|  Welsh: 155 |
|  Other groups: 107 |
|  Russian: 97 |
|  French (except Basque): 52 |
|  Austrian: 37 |
|  Swedish: 36 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 32 |
|  Slavic: 32 |
|  French Canadian: 31 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 19 |
|  Arab:: 15 |
|  Lebanese: 15 |
|  Greek: 13 |
|  British: 11 |
|  European: 9 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 9 |
|  Croatian: 8 |
|  Brazilian: 8 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALBARELL ELEC FKA SILICON POWER CONTROLS (2ND & HIGH ST in FRACKVILLE, PA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD069784247, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AFS-23-1688845-1, AIR PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: PORCELAIN ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHOWANSKY, JOHN (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ALBARELL ELECTRIC INC (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: SILICON POWER CONTROLS INC
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 17931
- Holiday Inn Express, 958 Schuylkill Mall Rd, Frackville, PA 17931, Phone: (570) 874-1700
- Econo Lodge, 501S Middle St, Frackville, PA 17931, Phone: (570) 874-3838, Fax: (570) 874-4660
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 17931
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,996
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Coal or coke (11%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6703
- Northeast: 869
- Midwest: 41
- South: 201
- West: 722
47% of the 17931 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 7,039. Population change in the 1990s: +1,592 (+22.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 15.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46
| Here: | 9.7% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73
| Here: | 55.3% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (50-99: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (50-99: 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.)
People in group quarters
- 2991 people in state prisons
- 114 people in nursing homes
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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