Shamokin Dam has 755 homes, and half of them were standing by 1966. What the code requires when that roof is replaced, and who signs off, is below.
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Permit
Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the borough code office in Shamokin Dam is the one to ask before work starts.
Source: 34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)
Layers
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). With 72% of Shamokin Dam’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.
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). Ask the borough code office or the contractor what Shamokin Dam’s says.
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. The state’s code edition and the rest of its rules: roof replacement in Pennsylvania.
Of 722 occupied homes in Shamokin Dam, 484 (67%) are owner-occupied. Counting by decade, 11% before 1940, 35% before 1960, 72% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 9% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 73% detached houses, 7% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 9% buildings of two to four units.
Of the 15 Snyder County municipalities on this site, Shamokin Dam has the 3rd largest share of homes built before 1980: 72%, against a county range of 30% to 91%.
ZIP codes: 17876
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamokin Dam | 1966 | 72% | 67% | 7% | 2 |
| Monroe Township, Snyder County | 1978 | 53% | 86% | 7% | 2 |
| Sunbury | 1938 | 86% | 57% | 17% | 2 |
| Northumberland | 1949 | 83% | 71% | 15% | 3 |
| Upper Augusta | 1970 | 71% | 88% | 4% | 4 |
| Union Township, Union County | 1977 | 55% | 86% | 0% | 6 |
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.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 2 separate days within 10 miles of Shamokin Dam; the largest was 4 in on May 28, 2019.
That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 12 days).
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
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; 73% 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 | Roofs that will carry solar later | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older houses; 11% here predate 1940 | Can’t be roofed over; check the framing for the weight |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Additions and porch roofs | Coating is not a replacement |
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 Shamokin Dam, and search it.
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in Pennsylvania.
Ask Shamokin Dam first. Pennsylvania’s code leaves residential alterations without structural change to local ordinance (34 Pa. Code § 403.1(b)(8)). So the borough code office in Shamokin Dam is the one to ask before work starts.
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). With 72% of Shamokin Dam’s homes were built before 1980, ask what is under the newest layer.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Shamokin Dam was built in 1966, 72% of homes were built before 1980, 67% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 2 days within 10 miles of Shamokin Dam 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 Shamokin Dam, 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.