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Mountain Top is a census-designated place (CDP) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 15,269.

Mountain Top consists of the entirety of Dorrance Township, Fairview Township, Rice Township, Slocum Township, and Wright Township

Though it is generally accepted that the area's proper name is "Mountain Top," there has been some debate about whether it should actually be "Mountaintop." The local historical society [1] uses the spelling "Mountain Top". The United States Postal Service uses the spelling "Mountain Top" for ZIP Code 18707 and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spells it Mountain Top on a Pennsylvania driver's licence. The local newspaper, however, the Mountaintop Eagle [2], uses the Mountaintop spelling in both its title as well as any reference to its location.

Mountain Top is located at 41 °8 17 N, 75 °55 54 W (41.138082, -75.931634) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 178.7 km (69.0 mi ). 176.6 km (68.2 mi ) of it is land and 2.2 km (0.8 mi ) of it (1.22%) is water.

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$229,000 Mountain Top, PA Single Family 4/2 2200 2.5
$339,900 Mountain Top, PA Single Family 5/3 2700 2.5
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$169,000 White Haven, PA Single Family 3/2 1456 3.0
$219,900 White Haven, PA Single Family 3/2 2268 3.0
$330,000 Duryea, PA Single Family 3/2 2500 5.7
$279,000 Duryea, PA Single Family 3/2 1800 5.7
$119,900 Dallas, PA Single Family 3/1 1200 7.1
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$164,900 Lattimer Mines, PA Single Family 3/2 1650 8.1
$75,000 Nanticoke, PA Single Family 3/1 1800 8.2
$16,000 Avoca, PA Acreage/Land 0/0 0 8.8
$259,900 Wilkes Barre, PA Single Family 4/2 2500 8.9
$198,000 Bear Creek Twp, PA Single Family 5/3 3450 8.9
$479,000 Bear Creek, PA Single Family 4/4 3254 8.9
$309,900 Meshoppen, PA Farm/Ranch 6/4 2960 9.3
$179,900 Dallas, PA Single Family 4/2 2600 9.3
$279,000 Dallas, PA Single Family 4/2 2800 9.3
$119,000 Kingston, PA Single Family 3/1 1424 9.8
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$129,900 Edwardsville, PA Single Family 4/2 1800 9.8
$78,000 Pringle, PA Single Family 2/1 1500 9.8
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$149,000 Kingston, PA Single Family 4/1 1500 9.8
$64,900 Edwardsville, PA Single Family 3/3 1364 9.8
$130,000 Conyngham, PA Single Family 4/1 1680 10.2
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$93,900 Hazleton, PA Single Family 3/1 3300 10.3
$185,000 Hazleton, PA Farm/Ranch 3/2 2500 10.3
$95,000 Hazleton, PA Single Family 2/1 2500 10.3
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$349,900 Hazleton, PA Single Family 4/3 3200 10.3
$130,000 Hazleton, PA Single Family 2/2 1258 10.3
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$99,900 Wilkes Barre, PA Single Family 4/1 1600 10.6
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$30,000 Lansford, PA Single Family 2/1 980 15.6
$175,000 Lehighton, PA Single Family 3/1 1900 19.8

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Mountain Top, PA information

State:Pennsylvania
Country:Luzerne
Area Code:570
FIPS:42079
TimeZone:EST
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Mountain Top, PA Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Mountain Top, PA

Population: 293,655,40015,703
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.7

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%11.5%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$204,600
Commute time:
in minutes
27.426.1

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.095.4
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%0.8%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%5.9%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%10.1%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%5%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%6%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.919.3
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%87.4%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$6542.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%9.4%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%16.1%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
32

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7248.2
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.036
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.090.7
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.079

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058998
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.056
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.040
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112139
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.980.9
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.715.5
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205176

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Mountain Top, ZIP Codes

18707,