Demographics

People

Total Population1,618
Male Share of the Population48.4%
Female Share of the Population51.6%
Senior Citizens17.9%
Employed Population 16+783
Age of the Population42

Families

% of people married47.7%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher17.5%
Median Earnings25+$30,705
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$15,000
Median Earnings With High School Degree$35,446

Wealth

Median Family Income$57,625
% Above Poverty Level87.3%
% Below Poverty Level12.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time18 minutes
% Working from Home0.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work3.7%
% Using Public Transportation0.5%

Housing

People Living Alone25.1%
Median Gross Rent$753
Median House Value$112,700

Ancestry

Irish8.8%
Italian8.8%
Polish7.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)6.2%
English5.4%
Dutch4.4%
German3.8%
Greek3%
Welsh3%
Russian2.2%
Lithuanian1.7%
Ukrainian1.4%
Slovak0.9%
French Except Basque0.8%
Swedish0.6%
Scottish0.6%
Czech0.5%
Jamaican0.4%
West Indian0.4%
Austrian0.3%
Canadian0.3%
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Cressona Almanac

CategoryValue
CountySchuylkill County
Standard Zip Codes17929
Phone Area Codes570
Time ZoneAmerica/New_York
Approximate Latitude40.63
Approximate Longitude-76.19

Cressona Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationHAMBURG
Distance12.2 miles
Jan Temp18 to 36 F
Apr Temp39 to 61 F
Jul Temp63 to 84 F
Oct Temp41 to 63 F
Annual Precip46.6 inches
StationREADING 4 NNW
Distance19.9 miles
Jan Temp21 to 38 F
Apr Temp40 to 62 F
Jul Temp65 to 85 F
Oct Temp43 to 65 F
Annual Precip44.8 inches
StationRODALE RESEARCH CENTER
Distance25.6 miles
Jan Temp17 to 36 F
Apr Temp37 to 60 F
Jul Temp59 to 83 F
Oct Temp39 to 63 F
Annual Precip46 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Landingville139$77,143
Orwigsburg2,990$83,182
Palo Alto887$65,096
Port Carbon1,855$57,059
Pottsville13,728$53,918
Schuylkill Haven5,211$67,885

Cressona Public Schools

Blue Mountain El Cressona Sch
45 Wilder St
ZIP: 17929
(570) 385-5580
Middle
Total Enrollment 164
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