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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How Shamokin ranks

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#1Most walkable in PA #3Lowest property tax in PA #7Most affordable in PA All PA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code17872

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Living in Shamokin

Housing in Shamokin

$56K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $56,000 in May 2026.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market43

Sale-to-list87.8%

Sold in May10

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Safety in Shamokin

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

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

Shamokin 1.2

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Shamokin 8.7

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Shamokin

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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.

Coal

10%

Mahoning

Ralpho

Philadelphia

7%Work in townlive and work in Shamokin 16 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 1,358Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Shamokin

Compared with Pennsylvania

4worse than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 1 is too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 0 close Habits all close Care 3▼ 0 close

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What stands out

28.6%More older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · worse 47.2%Fewer adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · worse 68.1%Fewer women getting mammogramsPA 77.7% · worse

Care nearby

Geisinger Medical CenterDanville · 12.7 mi · ER

Shamokin Health CenterShamokin · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in Shamokin

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

65Does Shamokin flood?paid flood claims since 1978 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Shamokin

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Climate in Shamokin

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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.

37° / 21°Winter

59° / 37°Spring

80° / 59°Summer

61° / 42°Fall