Moving to Lawton, Pennsylvania

Population: 3,787
Males: 1,773 (46.8%), Females: 2,014 (53.2%)

Dauphin County

Zip code: 17111

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $49,737
Median house value: $105,000

Population by Race

Races in Lawnton:

• White Non-Hispanic (78.5%)
• Black (14.4%)
• Hispanic (3.8%)
• Two or more races (2.3%)
• Other race (1.3%)
• Vietnamese (0.7%)
• Chinese (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (36.9%), Irish (15.5%), Italian (13.4%), English (4.5%), United States (3.9%), Polish (2.6%).

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lawnton

• High school or higher: 90.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
• Unemployed: 4.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lawnton CDP

• Never married: 28.9%
• Now married: 51.2%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 9.9%

2.9% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lawnton:

• PINNACLE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 4 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
• HARRISBURG STATE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)
• SCCI HOSPITAL HARRISBURG (about 7 miles; HARRISBURG, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lawnton:

• HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 7 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
• LANCASTER (about 38 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
• READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 60 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lawnton:

• CAPITAL CITY (about 5 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: CXY)
• REIGLE FIELD (about 17 miles; PALMYRA, PA; Abbreviation: 58N)
• MILLARD (about 20 miles; ANNVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: N76)

Amtrak stations near Lawnton:

• 6 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
• 16 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lawnton:

• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 7 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
• HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 7 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
• MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
• YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
• DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
• MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
• GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)