ShamokinPA
A town of 6,853, settled in 1835. Nearly 1.4% of it is conserved land.
What makes Shamokin stand out
The thing Shamokin does most differently from other towns.
93% of working residents leave Shamokin for work
Where Shamokin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Shamokin’s report card
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Weather
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All →- Police investigating gunfire in ShamokinWNEP · Sep 8
- 2022 PFN Player Profile: Brett Nye – ShamokinPA Football News · Sep 4
- 2 charged, more pending in Shamokin shooting that left 2 injuredWNEP · Aug 31
Upcoming events
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The data
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1.4% of Shamokin is conserved land
0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Market Street Median Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 2. Lincoln Street Monuments Park | — | 1 |
Homes in Shamokin sell for about $56K
The median sale price was $56,000 in May 2026.
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Shamokin
Most working residents leave Shamokin for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Coal (10%), Mahoning (6%) and Ralpho (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Where working residents work
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Shamokin has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Shamokin is
Shamokin beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Shamokin | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 28.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 47.2% | 64.4% |
| Fewer women getting mammograms | 68.1% | 77.7% |
Less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns
Shamokin reports less crime per resident than 51% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Shamokin sits closer to the middle.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
About Shamokin
City in Pennsylvania, United States
Shamokin (; Saponi Algonquian Schahamokink, meaning "place of eels") (Lenape Indian language: Shahëmokink) is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, the city was named after a Saponi Indian village, Schahamokink. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 6,942.
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- Established
- 1835
- Population
- 6,942
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- ZIP code
- 17872
Shamokin’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Shamokin.