Roof Replacement in Anthony, PA

Anthony has 552 homes, and half of them were standing by 1977. Below: what the code asks of a replacement here, the permit, and the town’s own records.

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This number connects homeowners who are planning a new roof or a full roof replacement with independent local roofing contractors. It is not for leak repairs or patch jobs. The call must come from the homeowner who decides on the roof. Calls may be recorded.

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The rules for a reroof in Anthony

Permit

Anthony’s ordinance decides

Under 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8), alterations to a house that make no structural change are outside the state code. The township code office can say what Anthony requires.

Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)

Layers

Two layers means a tear-off

On a roof that already carries two layers, or slate or tile, the code allows no recover: it is a tear-off (IRC R908.3.1.1). 55% of Anthony’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.

Source: IRC 2021, Chapter 9 (Pennsylvania edition, UpCodes)

Ice barrier

Set by the local climate table

Whether an eave membrane is a code item depends on the climate table the municipality filled in when it adopted the code (IRC R905.1.2, Table R301.2). The contractor or the township code office in Anthony will know.

Source: IRC 2021, Chapter 9 (Pennsylvania edition, UpCodes)

Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.

Homes and roofs in Anthony

90% of the occupied homes in Anthony are lived in by their owners: 479 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 18% before 1940, 28% before 1960, 55% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 14% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)

The housing is 93% detached houses, 5% manufactured homes.

Of the 8 Montour County municipalities on this site, Anthony has the 3rd largest share of homes built before 1980: 55%, against a county range of 36% to 72%.

ZIP codes: 17772

Anthony and the towns around it

Place	Median built	Before 1980	Owners	Row, twin	Hail days
Anthony	1977	55%	90%	1%	8
Lewis Township, Northumberland County	1976	60%	90%	2%	12
Limestone Township, Montour County	1985	43%	77%	1%	10
Moreland	1984	44%	94%	0%	8
Derry Township, Montour County	1976	61%	83%	4%	4
Madison Township, Columbia County	1979	52%	86%	2%	5

Median built: median year the homes were built. Before 1980: share of homes built then. Owners: share of homes that are owner-occupied. Row, twin: share of homes that are rowhouses, twins or townhouses. Census ACS 2020–2024. Hail days: days with hail of 1 inch or larger within 10 miles, 2006–2025, NOAA Storm Prediction Center.

Hail and storms near Anthony

Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 8 separate days within 10 miles of Anthony; the largest was 1.75 in on May 22, 2014. The most recent was June 22, 2024.

At the county level, Anthony shares Montour County’s record of 2 storm disaster declarations since 2006, the newest DR-4408 (Severe Storms and Flooding, November 2018). (OpenFEMA.)

Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.

What goes on the roof next

Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. More in the guides to shingles, metal, slate and flat roofs.

Material	HUD useful life	Fits a house like	Watch for
Asphalt shingles	20 years	Most pitched roofs; 93% of homes here are detached	Wind class set by the design wind speed (IRC Table R905.2.4.1)
Metal (standing seam, panels)	50 years	Low pitches and long runs	A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1)
Slate	75 years	Older houses; 18% here predate 1940	Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot
Flat roof: EPDM or TPO	15 years	Additions and porch roofs	Seams at walls and drainage

Checking a contractor in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s home improvement law (HICPA § 3, § 6) requires registration with the Attorney General from $5,000 a year of such work and puts the number on every estimate; ask for it in Anthony and look it up.

Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in Pennsylvania.

Questions about a new roof in Anthony

Do I need a permit to replace a roof in Anthony?

Anthony’s ordinance decides. Under 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8), alterations to a house that make no structural change are outside the state code. The township code office can say what Anthony requires.

Can a new roof go over the old one in Anthony?

When were most homes in Anthony built?

By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Anthony was built in 1977, 55% of homes were built before 1980, 90% are owner-occupied.

How many hail days has Anthony had?

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 8 days within 10 miles of Anthony from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.

What license or registration should a roofer in Anthony have?

What they will ask on the phone

Your address or ZIP code in Anthony
How many stories the house has, and whether it is detached or attached
What covers the roof now and about when it went on
How many layers are on it, if you know
Your timing for a complete replacement
Whether the house is in a historic district or an HOA
That you are the owner and the one who decides

The full list: before you call.