Altamont, Pennsylvania Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,689
Males: 2,339   (87.0%)
Females: 350   (13.0%)

Schuylkill County

Median resident age:   33.9 years
Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years

Zip codes: 17931 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,700 (it was $23,603 in 2000)
Altamont   $25,700
Pennsylvania:   $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,800 (it was $55,600 in 2000)
Altamont   $63,800
Pennsylvania:   $131,900

Altamont, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Altamont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (50.7%)
  • Black (41.2%)
  • Hispanic (7.7%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: Polish (3.7%), Irish (3.0%), Russian (2.6%), Ukrainian (2.6%), Slovak (2.2%), German (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1550 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 2857 people per square mile 
 
 (average).


Altamont

For population 25 years and over in Altamont

  • High school or higher: 49.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 14.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Altamont CDP

  • Never married: 4.5%
  • Now married: 86.3%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 1.5%

36 residents are foreign born

This place:   1.3%
Pennsylvania:   4.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Altamont:   1.4% ($802)
Pennsylvania:   1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (36.7 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (91.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Frackville borough, PA (0.7 miles ), Gilberton borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Englewood, PA (1.3 miles ), Shenandoah borough, PA (2.9 miles ), Shenandoah Heights, PA (3.4 miles ), New Boston-Morea, PA (3.8 miles ), Girardville borough, PA (4.3 miles ), St. Clair borough, PA (5.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 76.22 W


1981 people in state prisons
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 570



Most common industries for males:

  • Public administration (19%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Health care (28%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (13%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Other financial specialists (13%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Financial managers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)

Average climate in Altamont, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Altamont-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/18/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.5 miles away from the Altamont place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 30.5 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Altamont:
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 7 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Altamont:
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 35 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 46 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 52 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Altamont:
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; ID: ZER)
  • BLOOMSBURG MUNI (about 21 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; ID: N13)
  • GRIMES (about 21 miles; BETHEL, PA; ID: 8N1)

Operable nuclear power plants near Altamont:
  • 19 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Altamont:
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 21 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 36 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)

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Notable location: Cresmont (A)

 

Average household size:
This place:   2.3 people
Pennsylvania:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   66.6%
Whole state:   67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   4.3%
Whole state:   5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   8.0%
Whole state:   11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   2.1%
Whole state:   5.1%

Altamont compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.




2004 Presidential Election results in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania:



3.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   3.76%
Pennsylvania average:   4.99%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($236 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:   0.04%
Pennsylvania average:   0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Berks County, PA  0.41% ($35,187 average AGI)
from Luzerne County, PA  0.41% ($31,150)
from Carbon County, PA  0.31% ($29,281)

3.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   3.39%
Pennsylvania average:   5.08%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($227 average AGI)
Schuylkill County:   0.03%
Pennsylvania average:   0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.31% ($31,690 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.30% ($32,480)
to Dauphin County, PA  0.26% ($30,014)

Strongest AM radio stations in Altamont:
  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Altamont:
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Altamont:
  • W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • 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.)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W61AG (Channel 61; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • W66AI (Channel 66; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)

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