Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,464
| This zip code: | $57,464 | | Pennsylvania: | $48,576 |
Nearest zip codes: 17922, 17953, 19549, 17930, 17959, 17965.
Housing units in zip code 17961 with a mortgage: 1,144 (136 second mortgage, 188 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 619
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,312
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $446
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 11.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.3% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.6 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.2 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 63
- 1995 to 1998: 202
- 1990 to 1994: 156
- 1980 to 1989: 357
- 1970 to 1979: 422
- 1960 to 1969: 290
- 1950 to 1959: 188
- 1940 to 1949: 174
- 1939 or earlier: 823
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Orwigsburg, PA (17961): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 54
- 2 bedrooms: 336
- 3 bedrooms: 1,099
- 4 bedrooms: 444
- 5 or more bedrooms: 108
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 15
- 1 bedrooms: 162
- 2 bedrooms: 229
- 3 bedrooms: 59
- 4 bedrooms: 34
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 17961 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 69
- 1 vehicle: 506
- 2 vehicles: 937
- 3 vehicles: 353
- 4 vehicles: 137
- 5 or more vehicles: 39
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 97
- 1 vehicle: 280
- 2 vehicles: 114
- 3 vehicles: 8
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 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 17961:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $15,000 to $19,999: 8
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 6
- $35,000 to $39,999: 7
- $40,000 to $49,999: 3
- $50,000 to $59,999: 18
- $60,000 to $69,999: 32
- $70,000 to $79,999: 35
- $80,000 to $89,999: 80
- $90,000 to $99,999: 89
- $100,000 to $124,999: 214
- $125,000 to $149,999: 357
- $150,000 to $174,999: 205
- $175,000 to $199,999: 162
- $200,000 to $249,999: 240
- $250,000 to $299,999: 164
- $300,000 to $399,999: 158
- $400,000 to $499,999: 78
- $500,000 to $749,999: 56
- $750,000 to $999,999: 13
- $1,000,000 or more: 11
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 17961:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 12
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 9
- $250 to $299: 29
- $300 to $349: 66
- $350 to $399: 49
- $400 to $449: 57
- $450 to $499: 16
- $500 to $549: 17
- $550 to $599: 9
- $600 to $649: 21
- $1,000 to $1,249: 21
- No cash rent: 22
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $133,417.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $160,395
- Black or African American householders: $16,348
- Asian householders: $217,948
- Two or more races householders: $144,372
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $449,630
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $160,841 (it was $98,400 in 2000)
| 17961: | $160,841 | | Pennsylvania: | $155,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,501 - $243,156
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $235,016| Here: | $235,016 | | State: | $224,371 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $147,341| Here: | $147,341 | | State: | $160,289 |
In 2-unit structures: $179,977| Here: | $179,977 | | State: | $153,822 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $211,512| Here: | $211,512 | | State: | $211,072 |
Mobile homes: $49,060| Here: | $49,060 | | 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: 1,715
- One, attached: 401
- Two: 108
- 3 or 4: 111
- 5 to 9: 113
- 10 to 19: 26
- 20 to 49: 14
- 50 or more: 9
- Mobile homes: 159
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,731 (88%)
- Carpooled: 216 (7%)
- Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 67 (2%)
- Other means: 11 (0%)
- Worked at home: 84 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 176
- 5 to 9 minutes: 394
- 10 to 14 minutes: 494
- 15 to 19 minutes: 491
- 20 to 24 minutes: 387
- 25 to 29 minutes: 128
- 30 to 34 minutes: 239
- 35 to 39 minutes: 163
- 40 to 44 minutes: 187
- 45 to 59 minutes: 223
- 60 to 89 minutes: 139
- 90 or more minutes: 14
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,282
- In family households: 5,412 (1,537 male householders, 283 female householders)
1,574 spouses, 1,813 children (1,732 natural, 19 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 32 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 870 (310 male householders (249 living alone)), 430 female householders (398 living alone)), 130 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 373 (362 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 835 2-persons, 455 3-persons, 344 4-persons, 142 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 647 1-person, 75 2-persons, 18 4-persons.
1,243 married couples with children.
191 single-parent households (34 men, 157 women).
95.4% of residents of 17961 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% very well, 15% well, 15% not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 13% well, 5% not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% very well, 33% well, 50% not well).
Foreign born population: 185 (2.8%)
(68.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (26%)
- India (18%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Poland (9%)
- Argentina (8%)
- Japan (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 75
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 26
- 1970 to 1974: 25
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1965 to 1969: 35
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White population: 6,466
Black population: 16
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 120
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 10
Two or more races population: 34

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2066 |
|  Irish: 555 |
|  Italian: 487 |
|  English: 310 |
|  Polish: 309 |
|  United States or American: 269 |
|  Other groups: 211 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 185 |
|  Lithuanian: 169 |
|  Dutch: 155 |
|  Ukrainian: 149 |
|  Welsh: 141 |
|  Hungarian: 41 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 39 |
|  Slovak: 38 |
|  Russian: 34 |
|  French (except Basque): 33 |
|  Austrian: 30 |
|  Scottish: 29 |
|  Eastern European: 28 |
|  Lebanese: 26 |
|  Arab:: 26 |
|  British: 16 |
|  Greek: 13 |
|  Swiss: 13 |
|  Canadian: 12 |
|  Yugoslavian: 12 |
|  Swedish: 9 |
|  Czech: 8 |
|  French Canadian: 7 |
|  Slavic: 7 |
|  Romanian: 6 |
|  European: 3 |
|  Croatian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ATKINSON IND MFG (LINCOLN RD in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD002376937, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
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: SHEET METALWORK
Business NAICS classification: SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.; INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ATKINSON INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ATKINSON IND INC, ATKINSON IND INC MFG
- BARTUSH SIGNS MFG (302 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAD002376929, HAZARDOUS WASTE 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: SIGNS AND ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BARTUSH SIGNS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BARTUSH SIGNS INC, BARTUSH SIGNS INC MFG
- BLUE MOUNTAIN EAST EL SCH ( in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4659
Organizations: BLUE MOUNTAIN SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BLUE MOUNTAIN MS ( in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5263
Organizations: BLUE MOUNTAIN SD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BERTOLET J INC (555 RT 61 in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- ATTIC TREASURES & STRIP SHOP (RTE 61 in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- BLUE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT (RED DALE RD in ORWIGSBURG, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: BLUE MOUNTAIN SCH DIST-ELEMENT
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,943
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (52%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Coal or coke (8%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5486
- Northeast: 410
- Midwest: 96
- South: 391
- West: 73
67% of the 17961 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Pennsylvania.
Population in 1990: 6,928. Population change in the 1990s: -278 (-4.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64
| Here: | 9.4% | | Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 6.6% | | Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75
| Here: | 33.5% | | Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- EITEL PRESSES INC (DEER LAKE INDUSTRIAL PARK in ORWIGSBURG, PA; small business): $63,726 in 2 contracts in 2006
$62,681 with Army for Mechanical Presses, Power Driven. Signed on 2006-02-24. Completion date: 2006-06-05.
$1,045, same as above. Signed on 2006-05-02. Completion date: 2006-06-05.
- CUSTOM FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS (1052 CENTRE TURNPIKE RTE 6 in ORWIGSBURG, PA; small business)
$6,818 with Army for Fire Fighting Equipment. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2003-03-31. Completion date: 2003-05-30.
- METAL SALES MANUFACTURING CORP (29 PINEDALE INDUSTRIAL ROA in ORWIGSBURG, PA; small business)
$4,220 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Building Components, Prefabricated. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2002-09-11. Completion date: 2002-09-27.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
- Finance and Insurance: Other Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers (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.)
366 people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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