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Shamokin Dam is a small town of 1,708 people in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It's about 29 miles from Williamsport, PA and 107 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $926 a month.
1,708people
$197kTypical home
$926/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,708
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 926 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 29 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (252 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to IPT airport
- 108 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Snyder County: R+47 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk