New Ringgold, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 291. Estimated population in July 2024: 283 (-2.7% change)
Males: 138 (47.4%), Females: 153 (52.6%)

Schuylkill County

Zip code: 17960

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $27,083
Median house value: $68,600

Population by Race

Races in New Ringgold:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (42.3%), Irish (15.1%), Dutch (9.3%), English (8.6%), United States (6.5%), Italian (3.1%).

Elevation: 560 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Ringgold

  • High school or higher: 67.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 41.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Ringgold borough

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-7.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Ringgold:

  • ST LUKE’S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; COALDALE, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 15 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Ringgold:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 23 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 40 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • LANCASTER (about 44 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Ringgold:

  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 22N)
  • KUTZTOWN (about 20 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: N31)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 21 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Ringgold:

  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 25 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 34 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 38 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)

Public primary/middle school in New Ringgold:

  • WEST PENN TWP EL SCH (Students: 248; Grades: KG – 05)