Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 1,233.
Population change since 2000: -5.0%
Males: 578  (46.9%)
Females: 655  (53.1%)
Median resident age:

49.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17976.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $84,336 (it was $38,958 in 2000)
Shenandoah Heights:

$84,336
PA:

$71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,998 (it was $23,898 in 2000)

Shenandoah Heights CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,058 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
Shenandoah Heights:

$95,058
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $118,985; detached houses: $173,203; townhouses or other attached units: $56,534
March 2022 cost of living index in Shenandoah Heights: 87.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.3%

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Ancestries: Polish (37.9%), Irish (11.5%), Lithuanian (8.7%), German (7.7%), Italian (7.7%), Russian (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1680 feet

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 1,509 people per square mile   (low).

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131 residents are foreign born (8.2% Latin America).

This place:

9.5%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,286 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,255 (2.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (36.8 miles , pop. 81,207).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (80.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Shenandoah borough, PA (0.8 miles ),
Ringtown borough, PA (1.6 miles ),
Gilberton borough, PA (1.6 miles ),
Brandonville, PA (1.7 miles ),
Altamont, PA (1.8 miles ),
New Boston-Morea, PA (1.8 miles ),
Frackville borough, PA (1.9 miles ),
Mahanoy City borough, PA (1.9 miles )

Latitude: 40.83 N, Longitude: 76.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

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

3.4%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%
Most common industries in Shenandoah Heights, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (17.3%)
  • Food (8.2%)
  • Educational services (7.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
  • Metal & metal products (3.9%)
  • Transportation equipment (3.4%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (3.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Food (13.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.8%)
  • Metal & metal products (7.0%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.2%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.9%)
  • Educational services (4.8%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4.3%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (34.5%)
  • Educational services (10.1%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (7.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
  • Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (4.4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (4.4%)
  • Public administration (3.7%)
Most common occupations in Shenandoah Heights, PA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.8%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.6%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
  • Registered nurses (4.2%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13.9%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.2%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
  • Printing workers (5.1%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (11.8%)
  • Registered nurses (9.5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8.8%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.1%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.1%)

Average climate in Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania average temperatures Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania average precipitation Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania humidity Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania wind speed Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania snowfall Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania sunshine Shenandoah Heights, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI CO SO2
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2007 was 20.5. This is significantly better than average.

City:

20.5
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2007 was 0.462. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.462
U.S.:

0.251
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 5.72. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.72
U.S.:

1.51

Tornado activity:

Shenandoah Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 6% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1998, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the Shenandoah Heights place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category F3 tornado 29.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Shenandoah Heights-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 222.1 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 35.7 miles away from Shenandoah Heights center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 236.1 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 222.9 miles away from the city 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 36.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 284.8 miles away from the city 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 Schuylkill County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5

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

Hospitals and medical centers near Shenandoah Heights:

  • SHENANDOAH MANOR NURSING CENTE (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; SHENANDOAH, PA)
  • RIDGEVIEW HEALTHCARE AND REHAB CENTER LLC (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; SHENANDOAH, PA)
  • BROAD MOUNTAIN NSG FRACKVILLE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FRACKVILLE, PA)
  • BROAD MOUNTAIN NURSING AND REH (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; FRACKVILLE, PA)
  • KINGS HOME HEALTHCARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; ASHLAND, PA)
  • SAINT CATHERINE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNTAIN SPRINGS (Hospital, about 8 miles away; ASHLAND, PA)
  • SAINT CATHERINE HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; ASHLAND, PA)

Operable nuclear power plants near Shenandoah Heights:

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

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shenandoah Heights:

  • McCann School of Business & Technology (about 11 miles; Pottsville, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,412)
  • Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 18 miles; Bloomsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 9,452)
  • Luzerne County Community College (about 28 miles; Nanticoke, PA; FT enrollment: 4,724)
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (about 32 miles; Kutztown, PA; FT enrollment: 9,099)
  • Wilkes University (about 34 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College (about 34 miles; Schnecksville, PA; FT enrollment: 4,391)
  • King's College (about 34 miles; Wilkes-Barre, PA; FT enrollment: 2,392)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Heights Fire Company 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Kehley Run Dam (A), Number Six Reservoir (B), Number Five Reservoir (C), Number Four Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Schuylkill 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:

2.4 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

67.4%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.7%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Shenandoah Heights:

Marital status in Shenandoah Heights, PA
  • Never married: 35.3%
  • Now married: 43.1%
  • Separated: 7.6%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

For population 25 years and over in Shenandoah Heights:

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.5
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Shenandoah Heights, PA (based on Schuylkill County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic40,81448
Mainline Protestant37,489144
Evangelical Protestant7,71973
Other1,34610
Orthodox7357
Black Protestant1771
None60,009-
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: 32
This county:

2.18 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Schuylkill County:

0.07 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
This county:

0.95 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
Here:

3.26 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 114
This county:

7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

7.12 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Schuylkill County:

10.5%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

30.3%
Pennsylvania:

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

9.3%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

47.0%
Pennsylvania:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Shenandoah Heights:

40.7%
State:

47.1%

Average BMI:
Shenandoah Heights:

28.6
Pennsylvania:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

21.9%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Shenandoah Heights:

11.9%
Pennsylvania:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Shenandoah Heights:

6.8
Pennsylvania:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

34.2%
State:

34.3%

General health condition:
Shenandoah Heights:

51.2%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

74.4%
State:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Shenandoah Heights, PA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Shenandoah Heights:

  • WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WLSH (1410 AM; 5 kW; LANSFORD, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOK (1070 AM; 10 kW; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shenandoah Heights:

  • WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
  • W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
  • W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
  • W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • 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.)
  • WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W218AX (91.5 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: GOSPEL MEDIA INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Shenandoah Heights:

  • 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.)
  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • W47AO (Channel 47; BERWICK, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
  • W19CI (Channel 19; BERWICK, PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Shenandoah Heights, PA
  • 69.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.0%Electricity
  • 7.0%Coal or coke
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.5%Other fuel
  • 1.9%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Shenandoah Heights, PA
  • 82.5%Electricity
  • 17.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Shenandoah Heights compared to Pennsylvania state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.

Shenandoah Heights on our top lists:

  • #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards (population 1,000+)"
  • #17 (17976) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries"
  • #53 (17976) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the lowest charity contributions deductions as a percentage of AGI in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #64 (17976) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #87 (17976) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Polish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
  • #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
  • #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
  • #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
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