Parkesburg, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,373. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,445 (+2.1% change)
Males: 1,625 (48.2%), Females: 1,748 (51.8%)
Chester County
Zip code: 19365
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $44,934
Median house value: $110,600
Population by Race
Races in Parkesburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
- Black (6.9%)
- Hispanic (3.8%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), Irish (24.9%), English (10.1%), Italian (9.1%), United States (9.0%), Polish (6.0%).
Elevation: 543 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Parkesburg
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Parkesburg borough
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 8.7%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +349 (+11.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Parkesburg:
- BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; COATESVILLE, PA)
- SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY MED CENTER (about 11 miles; WEST GROVE, PA)
- CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parkesburg:
- LANCASTER (about 28 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 29 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parkesburg:
- CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 5 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 40N)
- MORGANTOWN (about 14 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: O03)
- NEW GARDEN (about 15 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; Abbreviation: N57)
Amtrak station:
PARKESBURG (WEST 1ST & S. CULVERT STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parkesburg:
- WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 27 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
- DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 27 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 31 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 36 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 17,786)
Private high school in Parkesburg:
- GRACE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 10; Location: 10 HURLEY ROAD; Grades: 2 – 12)
Libraries
Library in Parkesburg:
- PARKESBURG FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $150,705; Location: 105 WEST ST; 23,236 books; 755 audio materials; 1,454 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)