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Moving to Meshoppen, Pennsylvania

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Population: 459. Estimated population in July 2024: 438 (-4.6% change)
Males: 218 (47.5%), Females: 241 (52.5%)

Wyoming County

Zip code: 18630

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.6 years
Median household income: $26,324
Median house value: $70,600

Population by Race

Races in Meshoppen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (21.8%), United States (10.7%), English (10.5%), Italian (10.2%), Polish (10.2%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Meshoppen

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meshoppen borough

  • Never married: 30.4%
  • Now married: 41.4%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 16.8%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+4.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Meshoppen:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meshoppen:

  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 30 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 41 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Abbreviation: BGM)
  • WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 66 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Abbreviation: IPT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meshoppen:

  • SKYHAVEN (about 11 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Abbreviation: 76N)
  • SEAMANS FIELD (about 21 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 9N3)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 27 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Abbreviation: WBW)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meshoppen:

  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 32 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 36 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,081)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 50 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)

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