Profile for Media, Pennsylvania, PA

Cigar making was once a major industry.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 25. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.5 per 1,000 people.

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Tomato Festival - Aug. 25, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Ridley Creek State Park

Historic sites and museums: Delaware County Institute of Science

Colleges and universities: Pennsylvania State University -- Delaware County Campus, Delaware County Community College, Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (34)

Colleges (8)

Communities (87)

Hotels (13)

Libraries (29)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Media demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Delaware County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Philadelphia area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 19063 ZIP code.

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• Media borough government
• Delaware County government
• Delaware County Chamber of Commerce

14% of Media residents report German ancestry, and 21% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Media ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Media
• Cemeteries in Delaware County
• Libraries in or near Media

Post a query on a message board:

• Delaware County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - PA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Cemeteries in Delaware County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Pennsylvania cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Media
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• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Delaware County

• Media business guide
• Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Pennsylvania
• Local ordinances in Pennsylvania (Partial selection)

• Crime in Delaware County
• Arrests in Delaware County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Pennsylvania
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Media was $28,188, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Delaware County economic census
• Delaware County economic summary
• Delaware County employment growth
• Delaware County unemployment rate
• Pennsylvania economic data

40% of Media residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Media
• Colleges in Pennsylvania
• Learning Disabilities Association in Pennsylvania
• Schools in or near Media
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Pennsylvania high schools

• Movies playing in or near Media
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• Air pollution in Delaware County
• Diesel soot in Delaware County
• Land contamination in Delaware County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Pennsylvania
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Recycling info for Delaware County
• Toxic chemical releases in Delaware County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Pennsylvania

Media festival dates:

• Tomato Festival - Aug. 25, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Pennsylvania county fairs
• Pennsylvania festivals (Pennsylvania tourism department)
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• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Media
• Geocaches in Pennsylvania

• Media items now on sale

• Media local government Web site
• Delaware County government
• Pennsylvania state government
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• Media medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Media
• Historic sites in Pennsylvania
• Museums in or near Media
• Museums in Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Delaware County genealogy forum

Median rent in Media, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $593.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,201.

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Libraries in Media include Med Upper Prov Free Library ... View libraries

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• Chambers of commerce in Pennsylvania
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Pennsylvania
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Media
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Media

• Parks near Media
• National forests in Pennsylvania
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• Ski areas in Pennsylvania
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Delaware County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Media political report.

• Pennsylvania Democratic party
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• Pennsylvania elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Media
• Total membership by faith, in Delaware County

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for PA

The average commute time for Media workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Media include McIntosh Inn of Media.

• Media travel guide
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• Pennsylvania tourism bureau

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• Major storms (searchable by county)
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• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Pennsylvania
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