Foundryville, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 256.
Population change since 2000: -3.4%
Males: 118  (46.3%)
Females: 138  (53.7%)
Median resident age:

69.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 18603.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $68,910 (it was $27,143 in 2000)
Foundryville:

$68,910
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $51,692 (it was $15,283 in 2000)

Foundryville CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $148,255 (it was $59,700 in 2000)
Foundryville:

$148,255
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $242,955; detached houses: $257,884; townhouses or other attached units: $207,317; in 2-unit structures: $178,754; mobile homes: $64,976
March 2022 cost of living index in Foundryville: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.5%

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Ancestries: German (50.0%), Irish (22.2%), Armenian (13.9%), English (13.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 636 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 361 people per square mile   (very low).

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6 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe).

This place:

2.3%
Pennsylvania:

4.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Foundryville CDP:

1.3% ($785)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (37.5 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (94.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

East Berwick, PA (1.1 miles ),
Berwick borough, PA (1.2 miles ),
Nescopeck borough, PA (1.4 miles ),
Briar Creek borough, PA (1.7 miles ),
Mifflinville, PA (2.2 miles ),
Mocanaqua, PA (2.6 miles ),
Lime Ridge, PA (2.6 miles ),
New Columbus borough, PA (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 41.08 N, Longitude: 76.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

Distribution of median household income in Foundryville, PA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Foundryville, PA in 2022
Foundryville satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.3%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%

Average climate in Foundryville, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Foundryville, Pennsylvania average temperatures Foundryville, Pennsylvania average precipitation Foundryville, Pennsylvania humidity Foundryville, Pennsylvania wind speed Foundryville, Pennsylvania snowfall Foundryville, Pennsylvania sunshine Foundryville, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 49.3. This is significantly better than average.

City:

49.3
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2008 was 0.331. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.331
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2008 was 11.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 20.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

11.2
U.S.:

5.1
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2021 was 0.0391. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0391
U.S.:

1.5147
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 27.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

27.9
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2021 was 15.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 22.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

15.1
U.S.:

19.2

Tornado activity:

Foundryville-area historical tornado activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/29/1976, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Foundryville place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1985, a category F3 tornado 31.1 miles away from the place center killed 6 people and injured 60 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Foundryville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 237.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.7 miles away from Foundryville center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 221.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 218.1 miles away from Foundryville center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 270.3 miles away from Foundryville center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Foundryville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Columbia County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Foundryville topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Foundryville:

  • BERWICK HOSPITAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 1 miles away; BERWICK, PA)
  • BERWICK RETIREMENT VILLAGE NRS (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; BERWICK, PA)
  • BERWICK HOME HEALTH HOSPICE CA (Hospital, about 2 miles away; BERWICK, PA)
  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE BERWICK (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; BERWICK, PA)
  • BERWICK HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; BLOOMSBURG, PA)
  • ORANGEVILLE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; ORANGEVILLE, PA)
  • BALANCED CARE, BLOOMSBURG (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BLOOMSBURG, PA)

Operable nuclear power plants near Foundryville:

  • 2 miles: Susquehanna 1 and 2 in Berwick, PA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Foundryville:

  • Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 12 miles; Bloomsburg, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,452)
  • Luzerne County Community College (about 15 miles; Nanticoke, PA; FT enrollment: 4,724)
  • Wilkes University (about 22 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
  • King's College (about 23 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,392)
  • Misericordia University (about 24 miles; Dallas, PA; FT enrollment: 2,554)
  • McCann School of Business & Technology (about 28 miles; Pottsville, PA; FT enrollment: 3,412)
  • Bucknell University (about 36 miles; Lewisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,418)

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Columbia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

75.0%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

8.0%
Whole state:

6.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Foundryville:

Marital status in Foundryville, PA
  • Never married: 10.4%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.3%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

For population 25 years and over in Foundryville:

  • High school or higher: 91.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
  • Unemployed: 27.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.5
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Foundryville, PA (based on Columbia County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant16,85879
Catholic8,0357
Evangelical Protestant5,57234
Other6934
Orthodox1201
None36,017-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 13
Columbia County:

2.01 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Columbia County:

0.62 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
This county:

3.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 51
This county:

7.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.4%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Columbia County:

12.6%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

50.1%
Pennsylvania:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

47.0%
Pennsylvania:

47.1%

Average BMI:
Foundryville:

28.6
Pennsylvania:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

23.2%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

5.5%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Foundryville:

32.0%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
Foundryville:

57.9%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Foundryville:

75.3%
Pennsylvania:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Foundryville, PA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Foundryville:

  • WFBS (1280 AM; 1 kW; BERWICK, PA; Owner: FBS WIRELESS CORPORATION)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRKK (1200 AM; 10 kW; HUGHESVILLE, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WHLM (930 AM; 1 kW; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Foundryville:

  • WKAB (103.5 FM; BERWICK, PA; Owner: 4M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGGI (95.9 FM; BENTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)

TV broadcast stations around Foundryville:

  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • 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.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W68CE (Channel 68; SHICKSHINNY, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)

Foundryville fatal accident list:

Jun 28, 2021 08:16 AM, Sr-1025 Foundryville Rd, Lat: 41.076458, Lon: -76.232958, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 7Number of bridges
  • 20ft / 6.1mTotal length
  • $969,000Total costs
  • 8,640Total average daily traffic
  • 272Total average daily truck traffic
  • 13,705Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$79,3302$110,3201$14,740
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$113,7500$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$104,3700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0505.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Foundryville, PA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Foundryville, PA - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Foundryville, PA
  • 42.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 34.7%Electricity
  • 22.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Foundryville, PA
  • 100.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Foundryville compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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