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

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Population (year 2000): 1,480. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,459 (-1.4% change)
 
Males: 711   (48.0%)
Females: 769   (52.0%)

Tioga County

Median resident age:   41.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:   38.0 years

Zip codes: 16912 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,400 (it was $29,449 in 2000)
Blossburg   $30,400
Pennsylvania:   $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,300 (it was $64,900 in 2000)
Blossburg   $77,300
Pennsylvania:   $131,900

Blossburg, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Blossburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)


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Ancestries: Polish (20.7%), German (19.1%), English (11.1%), Irish (9.0%), United States (7.4%), Welsh (5.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 08/29/1871

Elevation: 1332 feet

Land area: 4.75 square miles.

Population density: 309 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Blossburg

For population 25 years and over in Blossburg

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blossburg borough

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 14.5%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

9 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.6%
Pennsylvania:   4.1%

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

Blossburg:   1.6% ($1,024)
Pennsylvania:   1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Union, NY (77.8 miles , pop. 56,298).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Rochester, NY (109.5 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (175.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Liberty borough, PA (8.7 miles ), Mansfield borough, PA (9.0 miles ), Roseville borough, PA (14.8 miles ), Canton borough, PA (14.8 miles ), Alba, PA (16.5 miles) , Tioga borough, PA (16.5 miles ), Wellsboro borough, PA (16.9 miles ), Sylvania, PA (16.9 miles) .

Latitude: 41.68 N, Longitude: 77.07 W


28 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 570


Population change in the 1990s: -95 (-6.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (27%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Machinery (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


Average climate in Blossburg, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Blossburg-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1985, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.2 miles away from the Blossburg city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.9 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Blossburg:
  • SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WELLSBORO, PA)
  • TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TROY, PA)
  • DIVINE PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blossburg:
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 33 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; ID: IPT)
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 70 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blossburg:
  • ECHO (about 20 miles; MORRIS, PA; ID: PN0)
  • GRAND CANYON STATE (about 23 miles; WELLSBORO, PA; ID: N38)
  • CORNING-PAINTED POST (about 34 miles; CORNING, NY; ID: 7N1)

Local government website: www.blossburg.org/boro/default.asp
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blossburg:
  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 30 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; FT enrollment: 4,666)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 3,534)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 51 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; FT enrollment: 3,738)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 63 miles; ALFRED, NY; FT enrollment: 2,588)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 64 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
Public high school in Blossburg:
  • NORTH PENN JSHS (Students: 301; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Blossburg:
  • BLOSSBURG EL SCH (Students: 336; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Blossburg:
  • BLOSSBURG MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $85,674; Location: 307 MAIN ST; 12,622 books; 225 audio materials; 302 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)

Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1) , Arbon Cemetery (2) , Union Cemetery (3) , Saint Andrews Cemetery (4) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Creek Tioga River (A) , Mills Creek (B) , Morris Run (C) , Coal Creek (D) , Bear Creek (E) , Johnson Creek (F) , Boone Run (G) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Blossburg and their reported violations in the past:

BLOSSBURG MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY (Population served: 1650, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-11-2006 and JUL-14-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-11-2006 and JUL-14-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JAN-2006. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2006), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JUL-14-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 20 regular monitoring violations
  • 12 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:   2.2 people
Pennsylvania:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   60.4%
Whole state:   67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   6.2%
Whole state:   5.0%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   12.8%
Whole state:   11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.6%
Whole state:   5.1%

Blossburg compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
Banks with branches in Blossburg (2007 data):
  • First Citizens National Bank: Blossburg Branch at 300 Main Street, branch established on 1929-10-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $571.5 mil, Deposits: $452.3 mil, headquarters in Mansfield, PA, positive income, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Financial Services, Inc.






2004 Presidential Election results in Tioga County Pennsylvania:


Blossburg government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Sewerage: $84,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $65,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $97,000
    Regular Highways: $83,000
    Water Utilities: $70,000
    Solid Waste Management: $70,000
    Central Staff Services: $69,000
    Police Protection: $66,000
    Sewerage: $55,000
    Fire Protection: $28,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    Financial Administration: $12,000
    General Public Buildings: $9,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $34,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $73,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $88,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $92,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $83,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $35,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $240,000
    Individual Income: $78,000
    NEC: $21,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $323,000

4.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.56%
Pennsylvania average:   4.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Steuben County, NY  0.37% ($16,527 average AGI)
from Bradford County, PA  0.35% ($25,385)
from Potter County, PA  0.34% ($27,784)


5.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.52%
Pennsylvania average:   5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Steuben County, NY  0.43% ($31,738 average AGI)
to Bradford County, PA  0.38% ($25,491)
to Potter County, PA  0.36% ($48,667)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blossburg:
  • WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WELM (1410 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LIMITED)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WATS (960 AM; 5 kW; SAYRE, PA; Owner: WATS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNBT (1490 AM; 1 kW; WELLSBORO, PA; Owner: FARM AND HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEHH (1590 AM; 5 kW; ELMIRA HTS/HORSEHEAD, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blossburg:
  • WDKC (101.5 FM; COVINGTON, PA; Owner: MID-ATLANTIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WMTT (94.7 FM; TIOGA, PA; Owner: EUROPA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHGL-FM (100.3 FM; CANTON, PA; Owner: CANTROAIR COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WNBQ (92.3 FM; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: FARM & HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVH (107.9 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WZXR (99.3 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WLIH (107.1 FM; WHITNEYVILLE, PA; Owner: GOOD CHRISTIAN RADIO B/CNG, INC.)
  • WBZD-FM (93.3 FM; MUNCY, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WILQ (105.1 FM; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT SABRECOM, INC.)
  • W263AG (100.5 FM; SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Owner: DBA COVENANT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCIH (90.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WCIT (90.1 FM; TROUT RUN, PA; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WENY-FM (92.7 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGMM (97.7 FM; BIG FLATS, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBA-FM (98.7 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: EOLIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQBR (99.9 FM; AVIS, PA; Owner: MAXIMUM IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNBT-FM (104.5 FM; WELLSBORO, PA; Owner: FARM AND HOME BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSQE (91.1 FM; CORNING, NY; Owner: WSKG PUB. TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL)
  • WLVY (94.3 FM; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)
  • WOKN (99.5 FM; SOUTHPORT, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ELMIRA, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Blossburg:
  • WETM-TV (Channel 18; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: SMITH TELEVISION OF NEW YORK LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WENY-TV (Channel 36; ELMIRA, NY; Owner: LILLY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W54AV (Channel 54; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W63AB (Channel 63; MANSFIELD, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)

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