Timber Hills, Pennsylvania

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Population in 2010: 360.
Population change since 2000: +9.4%
Males: 182  (50.8%)
Females: 178  (49.2%)
Median resident age:

38.2 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years

Zip codes: 17042.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-629,303,847 (it was $55,938 in 2000)
Timber Hills $-629,303,847
PA $71,798

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $24,723 (it was $34,974 in 2000)

Timber Hills CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $309,648 (it was $186,500 in 2000)
Timber Hills:

$309,648
PA:

$245,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $278,446; detached houses: $279,854
March 2022 cost of living index in Timber Hills: 91.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 36.7%

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Ancestries: German (73.9%), Swiss (7.4%), American (6.9%), Hungarian (6.4%), Serbian (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.76 square miles.

Population density: 475 people per square mile   (low).

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12 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe).

This place:

2.5%
Pennsylvania:

7.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Timber Hills CDP:

1.2% ($2,318)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% ($1,552)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (17.1 miles , pop. 56,348).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (65.5 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (72.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Mount Gretna borough, PA (0.6 miles ),
Mount Gretna Heights, PA (0.8 miles ),
Quentin, PA (1.7 miles ),
Cornwall borough, PA (2.0 miles ),
Annville, PA (2.4 miles ),
Campbelltown, PA (2.4 miles ),
Cleona borough, PA (2.5 miles ),
Pleasant Hill, PA (2.5 miles )

Latitude: 40.25 N, Longitude: 76.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 717

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

2.3%
Pennsylvania:

2.9%

Average climate in Timber Hills, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Timber Hills, Pennsylvania average temperatures Timber Hills, Pennsylvania average precipitation Timber Hills, Pennsylvania humidity Timber Hills, Pennsylvania wind speed Timber Hills, Pennsylvania snowfall Timber Hills, Pennsylvania sunshine Timber Hills, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 132. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

132
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2017 was 0.157. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.157
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 7.94. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.4 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.94
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

29.5
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 17.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

17.4
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 15.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

15.9
U.S.:

8.1
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2016 was 0.00190. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00190
U.S.:

0.00931

Tornado activity:

Timber Hills-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 15% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/14/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Timber Hills place center caused $18 million in damages.

On 6/18/1970, a category F3 tornado 14.0 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:

Timber Hills-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 64% 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 179.8 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 23.9 miles away from Timber Hills 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 222.2 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 25.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 278.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 261.9 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 Lebanon County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Tropical Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Timber Hills topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Timber Hills:

  • PHILHAVEN HOSP (Hospital, about 2 miles away; MT GRETNA, PA)
  • MT HOPE NAZARENE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MANHEIM, PA)
  • TWIN OAKS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; PALMYRA, PA)
  • VNA DEPT OF GOOD SAM HOSP (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
  • MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES-LEBANON (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
  • LEBANON VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)
  • SPANG CREST MANOR (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LEBANON, PA)

Amtrak stations near Timber Hills:

  • 10 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 17 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Timber Hills:

  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg (about 15 miles; Middletown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,797)
  • Franklin and Marshall College (about 17 miles; Lancaster, PA; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania (about 19 miles; Millersville, PA; FT enrollment: 7,743)
  • YTI Career Institute-York (about 21 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 2,212)
  • Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg (about 22 miles; Harrisburg, PA; FT enrollment: 13,276)
  • York College Pennsylvania (about 25 miles; York, PA; FT enrollment: 5,140)
  • Messiah College (about 28 miles; Mechanicsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 3,035)

Points of interest:

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Lebanon 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:

2.1 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

69.2%
Whole state:

65.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.0%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.7% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Timber Hills:

Marital status in Timber Hills, PA
  • Never married: 0.0%
  • Now married: 96.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Timber Hills:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 65.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 49.4 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.2
Pennsylvania average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Timber Hills, PA (based on Lebanon County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant29,37380
Evangelical Protestant13,83997
Catholic12,2188
Other1,2945
Orthodox2282
Black Protestant551
None76,561-
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: 31
This county:

2.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Lebanon County:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

0.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40
Lebanon County:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

2.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 81
Here:

6.34 / 10,000 pop.
Pennsylvania:

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

8.4%
Pennsylvania:

9.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Lebanon County:

28.9%
Pennsylvania:

27.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.0%
Pennsylvania:

11.5%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

45.7%
Pennsylvania:

50.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Timber Hills:

49.7%
Pennsylvania:

47.1%

Average BMI:
Timber Hills:

30.2
State:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

22.9%
Pennsylvania:

20.8%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Timber Hills:

19.6%
State:

10.9%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Timber Hills:

6.5
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

49.1%
Pennsylvania:

34.3%

General health condition:
Here:

51.1%
Pennsylvania:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

82.9%
Pennsylvania:

78.3%

More about Health and Nutrition of Timber Hills, PA Residents

5.22% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($56,632 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.22%
Pennsylvania average:

5.27%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Lebanon County:

0.04%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Lancaster County, PA  0.93% ($58,886 average AGI)
from Dauphin County, PA  0.83% ($57,181)
from Berks County, PA  0.59% ($44,638)


5.18% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($56,825 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.18%
Pennsylvania average:

5.44%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($110 average AGI)
Lebanon County:

0.04%
Pennsylvania average:

0.01%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Dauphin County, PA  0.96% ($51,310 average AGI)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.77% ($52,950)
to Berks County, PA  0.44% ($51,793)

Strongest AM radio stations in Timber Hills:

  • WWSM (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ANNVILLE-CLEONA, PA; Owner: PATRICK H. SICKAFUS)
  • WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLAN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, PA)
  • WHP (580 AM; 5 kW; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, 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.)
  • WSBA (910 AM; 5 kW; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Timber Hills:

  • WCAT-FM (106.7 FM; HERSHEY, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WROZ (101.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WARM-FM (103.3 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: WSBA LICO, INC.)
  • WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
  • WQIC (100.1 FM; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WWKL (92.1 FM; PALMYRA, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHBO (92.7 FM; STARVIEW, PA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLAN-FM (96.9 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W220BX (91.9 FM; MARIETTA, PA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WRVV (97.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSOX (96.1 FM; RED LION, PA; Owner: LANCASTER-YORK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJTL (90.3 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WQXA-FM (105.7 FM; YORK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTPA (93.5 FM; MECHANICSBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHKF (99.3 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDAC (94.5 FM; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WDAC RADIO COMPANY)
  • WNNK-FM (104.1 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRBT (94.9 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Timber Hills:

  • WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • WPMT (Channel 43; YORK, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WGAL (Channel 8; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: WGAL HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WITF-TV (Channel 33; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
  • WHP-TV (Channel 21; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTM-TV (Channel 27; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: HARRISBURG TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGCB-TV (Channel 49; RED LION, PA; Owner: RED LION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W23AY (Channel 23; YORK, PA; Owner: WIRELESS CABLE TV OF PA, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 14Number of bridges
  • 52ft / 15.9mTotal length
  • $858,000Total costs
  • 67,591Total average daily traffic
  • 12,989Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Timber Hills, PA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 21940-1949
  • 31950-1959
  • 21960-1969
  • 11970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 22000-2009
  • 22010-2019
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Timber Hills, PA

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Leba60, Mount Wilson (Lat: 40.256111 Lon: -76.496389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 33.5 m, Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: WQOE295,
    Assigned Frequencies: 852.375 MHz, Grant Date: 06/03/2021, Expiration Date: 08/29/2031, Certifier: Charles K Leto, Registrant: Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, 8001 Bretz Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17112, Phone: (717) 425-5490, Fax: (717) 772-8097, Email:


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$210,9702$154,9756$182,6371$53,970
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$02$160,3700$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$01$118,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0040.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$124,610
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0040.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Timber Hills, PA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Timber Hills, PA - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Timber Hills, PA
  • 47.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 31.2%Wood
  • 21.1%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Timber Hills, PA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Timber Hills compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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