Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 242. Estimated population in July 2024: 234 (-3.3% change)
Males: 125 (51.7%), Females: 117 (48.3%)

Lebanon County

Zip code: 17064

Demographics

Median resident age: 52.1 years
Median household income: $62,917
Median house value: $158,200

Population by Race

Races in Mount Gretna:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Korean (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (44.6%), English (14.5%), Irish (9.9%), Italian (9.1%), United States (6.6%), Scottish (5.4%).

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Gretna

  • High school or higher: 96.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 26.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Gretna borough

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -62 (-20.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Gretna:

  • PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 1 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LEBANON, PA)
  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 12 miles; HERSHEY, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Gretna:

  • LANCASTER (about 16 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 20 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 38 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Gretna:

  • MILLARD (about 7 miles; ANNVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: N76)
  • REIGLE FIELD (about 7 miles; PALMYRA, PA; Abbreviation: 58N)
  • KELLER BROTHERS (about 12 miles; LEBANON, PA; Abbreviation: 08N)

Amtrak stations near Mount Gretna:

  • 10 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 12 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Gretna:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 29 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 36 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)