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Malls · Pennsylvania

The District at Lycoming Valley

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedPennsdale, PA

Opened 1978 as Lycoming Mall, closed Feb 2023, now redeveloped as The District at Lycoming Valley; status and control unknown. · summary, model-written

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The District at Lycoming Valley
Sign for Lycoming Mall with website URL displayed. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Random Retail, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -16% census-cbp · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, strong wind, winter weather, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: SR 0180 SH fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.1% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +81% census-acs · all sites with this
Scale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 83,414 m² overture · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata reported

Before and after

Before: the mall

GLA674,000 sq ftquote

After: the retrofit

Public investment kindloanquote

Hover "quote" to see the sentence each value came from. Planned figures are labelled planned. Method.

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km15, 17OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m6: ASPEN DENTAL; CVS PHARMACY #1610; DICKS SPORTING GOODS NO 277; GANDER MOUNTAIN NO 216; GRIZZLY INDEPA FRS
Census tract 420810108007,352 people, 202 per sq mi; median household income $81,974; median gross rent $888; 26% renters; 3.2% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 8 of 20; 5 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.89; 12,435 jobs within 45 min by car; 5% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)1 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 3 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Lycoming County (PA), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 63 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.55; socioeconomic 0.46; housing and transport 0.63; 19% below 150% of poverty; 3% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Lycoming Mall (5.2 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 83,414 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views2,860 since 2015; 2,736 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-03 with 379Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +3% (7,145 → 7,352); median income +81% ($45,236 → $81,974); renters 27% → 26%; median home value +59% ($133,600 → $212,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 93.3); expected annual loss $4.4M; high: inland flooding, strong wind, winter weather, lightning; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)5,776 jobs in 394 establishments; average annual pay $34,095; employment location quotient 1.18; employment +0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,288 jobs; 1,490 in retail trade, 403 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42081010800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; 0.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (631 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 75% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 11.6%; median family income $64,745; 276 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsMuncy School District (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation533 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025179 county-logged events: 140 thunderstorm wind, 18 flash flood, 8 hail, 8 flood; $28,202,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 17756, 2026-09median list price $464,950 (+51.7% on the year); 13 active listings; median 59 days on market; 13% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023421 establishments (-16%); 6,469 jobs (-13%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $235,755 (+3% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $1,087/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025259 (2000 = 100); +6.4% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr, +34% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)25,294 vehicles a day on SR 0180 SH (Interstate, 4 lanes); 3,516 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1978 as Lycoming Mall. The mall operated until it closed on February 24, 2023. It is now being redeveloped as a mixed-use project called The District at Lycoming Valley.

Why. The record does not specify why the mall closed or what prompted the redevelopment.

Where it stands. The site’s current status is listed as unknown and no controlling owner is identified in the record.

For a planner

  • No specific precedents or policy tools are mentioned in the record.
  • Open question: who currently owns or controls the site.
  • Open question: what entitlements or approvals have been secured for the redevelopment.
  • Open question: timeline and phases of the mixed‑use conversion.

For a developer

  • Site size is not provided in the record.
  • Ownership and control structure are unknown.
  • Entitlement stage (zoning, permits, approvals) is not described.
  • No context‑layer data (flood risk, transit access, environmental constraints) is included.
  • No tract‑level market signals or demographic data are given.

What we do not know yet

  • Current ownership or controlling entity is unknown.
  • Exact site acreage or building footprint is missing.
  • Status of the redevelopment (planning, under construction, completed) is unclear.
  • Reasons for the 2023 closure (anchor loss, competition, debt, etc.) are not stated.
  • Contextual constraints such as flood zones, transit proximity, or environmental issues are absent.

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History and original facts

Opened1978Wikidata
CountyLycoming County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The District at Lycoming Valley is a mixed use redevelopment of the former Lycoming Mall in Pennsdale, Pennsylvania. The Lycoming Mall closed on February 24, 2023.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1978 Opened (Wikidata)

Sources

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