Demographics

People

Total Population2,990
Male Share of the Population49.6%
Female Share of the Population50.4%
Senior Citizens24.4%
Employed Population 16+1,352
Age of the Population46

Families

% of people married57.4%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher25.4%
Median Earnings25+$44,958
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree$35,868

Wealth

Median Family Income$83,182
% Above Poverty Level94.2%
% Below Poverty Level5.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time32 minutes
% Working from Home3.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work0.3%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone36.9%
Median Gross Rent$671
Median House Value$152,500

Ancestry

Irish16.3%
Italian10.4%
Polish8.8%
English5.1%
Welsh4.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)4.6%
Lithuanian3.7%
German3.4%
Slovak3.1%
Dutch2.4%
French Except Basque2%
Russian1%
Scottish1%
Greek0.8%
Ukrainian0.7%
Canadian0.5%
Austrian0.4%
Swiss0.3%
Arab0.2%
Hungarian0.2%
Moroccan0.2%
Belgian0.2%
Croatian0.1%
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Orwigsburg Almanac

CategoryValue
CountySchuylkill County
Standard Zip Codes17961
Phone Area Codes570
Time ZoneAmerica/New_York
Approximate Latitude40.65
Approximate Longitude-76.1

Orwigsburg 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
Distance9.5 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
StationBELTZVILLE DAM
Distance20.8 miles
Jan Temp14 to 34 F
Apr Temp35 to 59 F
Jul Temp58 to 83 F
Oct Temp37 to 63 F
Annual Precip49.7 inches
StationPALMERTON
Distance27.3 miles
Jan Temp19 to 38 F
Apr Temp38 to 62 F
Jul Temp62 to 87 F
Oct Temp41 to 66 F
Annual Precip43.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Auburn682$60,625
Deer Lake759$75,625
Landingville139$77,143
New Philadelphia1,021$65,000
Palo Alto887$65,096
Schuylkill Haven5,211$67,885

Orwigsburg Public Libraries

Orwigsburg Area Fr Pub Library
214 E. INDEPENDENCE ST
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
(570) 366-1638

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Orwigsburg Public Schools

Blue Mountain El East Sch
675 Red Dale Rd
ZIP: 17961
(570) 366-1065
Primary
Total Enrollment 682
Blue Mountain Ms
685 Red Dale Rd
ZIP: 17961
(570) 366-0546
Middle
Total Enrollment 660
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