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Population: 6,395
Males: 3,098 (48.4%), Females: 3,297 (51.6%)

Montgomery County

Zip codes: 19422.

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $94,160
Median house value: $251,300

Population by Race

Races in Blue Bell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
  • Korean (3.2%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Chinese (1.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.1%), German (21.3%), Italian (15.2%), English (10.0%), Polish (8.6%), Russian (6.0%).

Elevation: 360 feet

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blue Bell

  • High school or higher: 95.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 61.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Bell CDP

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

7.7% Foreign born (4.3% Asia, 2.1% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Bell:

  • EUGENIA HOSP INC (about 5 miles; LAFAYETTE HILL, PA)
  • HORSHAM CLINIC, INC (about 5 miles; AMBLER, PA)
  • NORTHWESTERN INSTITUTE OF PHYCHIATRY (about 5 miles; FORT WASHINGTON, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Bell:

  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 20 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 34 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Bell:

  • WINGS FIELD (about 2 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: LOM)
  • HORSHAM VALLEY AIRWAYS INC (about 9 miles; HORSHAM, PA; Abbreviation: N48)
  • VALLEY FORGE BICENTENNIAL (about 10 miles; NORRISTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 0P0)

Amtrak stations near Blue Bell:

  • 10 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Blue Bell:

  • MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,097; Location: 340 DEKALB PKE; Public; Website: www.mc3.edu)
  • THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Location: 826 Second Avenue; Private, not-for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Blue Bell:

  • BEAVER COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,016)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,547)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 10 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
  • PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,714)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,456)
  • LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,176)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)

Public primary/middle schools in Blue Bell:

  • BLUE BELL EL SCH (Students: 452; Grades: KG – 05)
  • STONY CREEK EL SCH (Students: 418; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Blue Bell:

  • CENTRE SQUARE MONTESSORI SCHOO (Students: 136; Location: 1775 SKIPPACK PIKE; Grades: PK – 4)
  • OAK LANE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 137 STENTON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • LITTLE PEOPLE DAY SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location: 1010 DEKALB PIKE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE (Students: 64; Location: 6024 BUTLER PIKE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • WONDEOKOY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 51; Location: 1702 YOST ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • REFORMATION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 23; Location: 1215 UNION MEETING R; Grades: UG – UG)

Libraries

Library in Blue Bell:

  • WISSAHICKON VALLEY PUB LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,002,468; Location: 650 SKIPPACK PIKE; 103,578 books; 3,586 audio materials; 3,013 video materials; 269 serial subscriptions)

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