The median home in Jackson Township was built in 1985; there are 3,336 of them. 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.
Permit
Under 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8), alterations to a house that make no structural change are outside the state code. So the township code office in Jackson Township is the one to ask before work starts.
Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)
Layers
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. 37% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.
Ice barrier
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). Jackson Township’s answer is with the township code office.
Rules as read on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
91% of the occupied homes in Jackson Township are lived in by their owners: 2,331 households, the people this line is for. By year built, 9% before 1940, 18% before 1960, 37% before 1980; 25% went up in 2000 or later. (ACS 2020–2024.)
By building type: 83% detached houses, 10% buildings of two to four units, 3% manufactured homes.
20% of the homes in Jackson Township are seasonal or occasional-use homes (ACS 2020–2024). If yours is one of them and you live elsewhere, the call still has to come from you as the owner.
Of the 19 Monroe County municipalities on this site, Jackson Township has the 12th largest share of homes built before 1980: 37%, against a county range of 22% to 78%.
ZIP codes: 18355 · 18360
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township, Monroe County | 1985 | 37% | 91% | 2% | 8 |
| Pocono | 1984 | 39% | 83% | 2% | 8 |
| Chestnuthill | 1986 | 30% | 94% | 2% | 5 |
| Hamilton Township, Monroe County | 1980 | 50% | 68% | 2% | 7 |
| Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County | 1990 | 22% | 91% | 3% | 7 |
| Stroud | 1985 | 40% | 81% | 5% | 7 |
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.
Within 10 miles of Jackson Township, hail of an inch or more was reported on 8 days between 2006 and 2025, the biggest stones 1.5 in on July 22, 2020. The most recent was July 6, 2021.
Federal major-disaster declarations for storms in Monroe County since 2006: 3, most recently DR-4099, Hurricane Sandy, declared January 2013. (OpenFEMA.)
A report says hail fell near Jackson Township, not that it damaged a roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
HUD’s useful-life figures are for planning; a warranty is a separate promise. For Jackson Township’s houses: 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; 83% 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 | Simple roofs with long, unbroken slopes | Standing seam that carries its own loads can skip the tear-off (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 9% here predate 1940 | Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Porches, additions, low-slope rears | Seams at walls and drainage |
A contractor who does $5,000 or more of home improvement work a year must be registered with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, and the number has to be on every contract and estimate (HICPA § 3, § 6). Ask for it before anyone starts on a roof in Jackson Township, and search it.
The price side is in what a new roof costs in Pennsylvania; the paperwork side in checking a roofing contractor.
Ask Jackson Township first. Under 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8), alterations to a house that make no structural change are outside the state code. So the township code office in Jackson Township is the one to ask before work starts.
IRC R908.3.1.1 forbids roofing over two existing layers, over slate or tile, or over a water-soaked roof. 37% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1980; many have been reroofed before.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Jackson Township was built in 1985, 37% of homes were built before 1980, 91% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 8 days within 10 miles of Jackson Township from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
A contractor who does $5,000 or more of home improvement work a year must be registered with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, and the number has to be on every contract and estimate (HICPA § 3, § 6). Ask for it before anyone starts on a roof in Jackson Township, and search it.
The full list: before you call.
Checked October 24, 2026. Laws and code editions change; the date says when these were last read at the source.