The Pennsylvania Treasury oversees $4.5 billion in unclaimed property.

A slice of that pie is coming back to the City of Warren.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity said that $5,656 was returned to the city and is made up of accounts payable checks, credit balances and utility refunds/deposits.

“I’m thrilled to return this money to the City of Warren,” Treasurer Garrity said. “Many people think unclaimed property only belongs to individuals, but it can also belong to businesses and even government agencies.

“I’m glad to safeguard the more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property here at Treasury, but it’s not our money – and getting it back into the right hands is one of my top priorities. I encourage everyone to check our website to see if they, their family, their business, or organization has money waiting to be claimed.”

Those looking to see if they have any unclaimed property can check online at patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property/.

“We want to give special thanks to Treasurer Garrity and her unclaimed property team for all of their efforts,” City of Warren Mayor David Wortman said. “Treasury staff contacted the City regarding the unclaimed property and helped our staff every step of the way, making the entire process seamless.”

The total returned to the city was from several “properties” ranging from as small as seven cents to $5,347.08 while also ranging from 2011 to 2020.

The funds, according to a statement, have been deposited into the city’s general fund.

According to Garrity’s office, about one in ten Pennsylvanians is owed unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth about $1,600.