Bendersville, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 576. Estimated population in July 2024: 603 (+4.7% change)
Males: 277 (48.1%), Females: 299 (51.9%)

Adams County

Zip code: 17306

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $39,688
Median house value: $92,000

Population by Race

Races in Bendersville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.0%)
  • Hispanic (12.7%)
  • Other race (5.9%)
  • Black (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (34.9%), United States (14.4%), Irish (7.6%), English (5.7%), Welsh (2.8%), Italian (1.7%).

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bendersville

  • High school or higher: 72.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bendersville borough

  • Never married: 27.3%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

10.1% Foreign born (10.1% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+2.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bendersville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bendersville:

  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 38 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
  • LANCASTER (about 68 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bendersville:

  • GETTYSBURG AIRPORT AND TRAVEL CENTER (about 11 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: W05)
  • SHIPPENSBURG (about 15 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N42)
  • CARLISLE (about 15 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Abbreviation: N94)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bendersville:

  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 11 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 34 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 39 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)

Public primary/middle school in Bendersville:

  • BENDERSVILLE EL SCH (Students: 267; Grades: 01 – 06)