Forrestville, Pennsylvania
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Males: 197 | (46.9%) |
Females: 225 | (53.1%) |
Median resident age: | 45.6 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 38.0 years |
Zip codes: 17901.
Forrestville: | $68,981 |
PA: | $71,798 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,390 (it was $20,599 in 2000)
Forrestville CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $125,512 (it was $56,600 in 2000)
Forrestville: | $125,512 |
PA: | $245,500 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $188,446; detached houses: $223,489; townhouses or other attached units: $92,304; in 2-unit structures: $127,555; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,511; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $524,069; mobile homes: $146,998; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $300,489
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forrestville, PA
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Ancestries: Ukrainian (32.5%), Polish (20.6%), Irish (16.7%), Italian (7.0%), Slovak (7.0%), German (5.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 0.85 square miles.
Population density: 495 people per square mile (low).
5 residents are foreign born
This place: | 1.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 4.1% |
Forrestville CDP: | 1.5% ($828) |
Pennsylvania: | 1.6% ($1,552) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Reading, PA (31.0 miles , pop. 81,207).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (77.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 40.69 N, Longitude: 76.30 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 570
Here: | 3.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 2.9% |
- Health care (22.6%)
- Construction (12.9%)
- Metal & metal products (9.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.9%)
- Educational services (3.9%)
- Food (3.2%)
- Plastics & rubber products (3.2%)
- Construction (24.1%)
- Metal & metal products (15.7%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.0%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (4.8%)
- Transportation equipment (4.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.8%)
- Health care (45.8%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Food (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (2.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.2%)
- Carpenters (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (16.9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12.0%)
- Carpenters (9.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.2%)
- Accountants and auditors (3.6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (3.6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (18.1%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.2%)
- Registered nurses (2.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (2.8%)
Average climate in Forrestville, Pennsylvania
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 115. This is significantly worse than average.
City: | 115 |
U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2007 was 0.462. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.462 |
U.S.: | 0.251 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 5.72. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.72 |
U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2019 was 28.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 28.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 15.4. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 24.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 15.4 |
U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Forrestville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 0% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/18/1970, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Forrestville place center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/31/1998, a category F3 tornado 25.4 miles away from the place center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Forrestville-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 211.4 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 28.4 miles away from Forrestville 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 220.8 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 246.8 miles away from Forrestville 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 29.3 miles away from Forrestville center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 295.6 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).
Hospitals and medical centers near Forrestville:
- GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER-YORK TERRACE (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- TREMONT HEALTH AND REHABILITAT (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; TREMONT, PA)
- TREMONT NURSING CT ICF (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; TREMONT, PA)
- PRECISION HOME HEALTHCARE, INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- SCHUYLKILL HEALTH HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- POTTSVILLE HOSP AND WARNE CLINIC HOSPICE (Hospital, about 6 miles away; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; POTTSVILLE, PA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forrestville:
- McCann School of Business & Technology (about 4 miles; Pottsville, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,412)
- Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (about 24 miles; Bloomsburg, PA; FT enrollment: 9,452)
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks (about 29 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,605)
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (about 30 miles; Kutztown, PA; FT enrollment: 9,099)
- Albright College (about 31 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,319)
- Reading Area Community College (about 32 miles; Reading, PA; FT enrollment: 2,941)
- Susquehanna University (about 32 miles; Selinsgrove, PA; FT enrollment: 2,495)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Forestville Citizens Fire Company (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 2.3 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 66.0% |
Whole state: | 67.5% |
This place: | 3.7% |
Whole state: | 5.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This place: | 6.9% |
Whole state: | 11.0% |
This place: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 5.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Forrestville:
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 17.4%
- Divorced: 7.8%
For population 25 years and over in Forrestville:
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.2 minutes
Here: | 9.6 |
Pennsylvania average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Forrestville, PA (based on Schuylkill County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 40,814 | 48 |
Mainline Protestant | 37,489 | 144 |
Evangelical Protestant | 7,719 | 73 |
Other | 1,346 | 10 |
Orthodox | 735 | 7 |
Black Protestant | 177 | 1 |
None | 60,009 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Schuylkill County: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Schuylkill County: | 3.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Schuylkill County: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.5% |
State: | 9.1% |
Schuylkill County: | 30.3% |
State: | 27.2% |
This county: | 9.3% |
Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Forrestville:
- WPPA (1360 AM; 5 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WPAM (1450 AM; 1 kW; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: CURRAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WLBR (1270 AM; 5 kW; LEBANON, PA; Owner: LEBANON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Forrestville:
- W256AB (99.1 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
- W220BE (91.9 FM; ST. CLAIR, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WAVT-FM (101.9 FM; POTTSVILLE, PA; Owner: POTTSVILLE BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSPI (99.7 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, PA; Owner: H & P COMMUNICATIONS, LTD)
- WFYY (106.5 FM; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Owner: RADIO FRIENDZ, INC.)
- W299AF (107.7 FM; CATAWISSA, PA; Owner: SALT & LIGHT MEDIA MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBLJ-FM (95.3 FM; SHAMOKIN, PA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQKX (94.1 FM; SUNBURY, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WEGH (107.3 FM; NORTHUMBERLAND, PA; Owner: SUNBURY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMGH-FM (105.5 FM; TAMAQUA, PA; Owner: J-SYSTEMS FRANCHISING CORP.)
- WRTL (90.7 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM)
- WPGM-FM (96.7 FM; DANVILLE, PA; Owner: MONTROSE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WITF-FM (89.5 FM; HARRISBURG, PA; Owner: WITF, INC.)
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- WLGL (92.3 FM; RIVERSIDE, PA; Owner: SUNAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WIOV-FM (105.1 FM; EPHRATA, PA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LANCASTER, INC.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Forrestville:
- W24BL (Channel 24; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WLYH-TV (Channel 15; LANCASTER, PA; Owner: TELEVISION STATION GROUP LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W61AG (Channel 61; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- W66AI (Channel 66; POTTSVILLE, ETC., PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 74.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.9%Coal or coke
- 2.2%Electricity
- 80.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.0%Coal or coke
Forrestville compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Forrestville on our top lists:
- #23 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities"
- #32 (17901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Lithuanian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #46 (17901) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Ukrainian 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"