Port Carbon, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,855
Male Share of the Population	48.6%
Female Share of the Population	51.4%
Senior Citizens	19.5%
Employed Population 16+	900
Age of the Population	43

Families

% of people married	47.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	33.6%
Median Earnings25+	$36,573
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$24,688
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,071

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,059
% Above Poverty Level	89.7%
% Below Poverty Level	10.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	4.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.8%
% Using Public Transportation	3.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.6%
Median Gross Rent	$723
Median House Value	$76,100

Ancestry

Irish	21.7%
Polish	16.9%
Italian	14%
Lithuanian	9.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.5%
Welsh	3.9%
Slovak	3.5%
German	3.2%
Scottish	2.3%
Arab	2.2%
Lebanese	2.2%
Dutch	1.9%
English	1.7%
Austrian	1.7%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Russian	1.3%
Czech	1.2%
Ukrainian	1%
Greek	0.5%
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Port Carbon Almanac

Category	Value
County	Schuylkill County
Standard Zip Codes	17965
Phone Area Codes
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.7
Approximate Longitude	-76.17

Port Carbon Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

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

Station	HAMBURG
Distance	14.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.6 inches

Station	READING 4 NNW
Distance	23 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	BELTZVILLE DAM
Distance	23.4 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 34 F
Apr Temp	35 to 59 F
Jul Temp	58 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	49.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Minersville	4,227	$32,641
New Philadelphia	1,021	$65,000
Orwigsburg	2,990	$83,182
Palo Alto	887	$65,096
Pottsville	13,728	$53,918
St. Clair	2,891	$48,990

Port Carbon Public Libraries

Port Carbon Public Library
111 PIKE ST
Port Carbon, Pennsylvania
(570) 622-6115

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Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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