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)