Moving to Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Population: 4,482. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,426 (-1.2% change)
Males: 2,055 (45.9%), Females: 2,427 (54.1%)
Lycoming County
Zip codes: 17740.
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $30,594
Median house value: $67,100
Population by Race
Races in Jersey Shore:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (8.7%), United States (8.7%), Dutch (7.4%), Italian (4.1%).
Elevation: 600 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jersey Shore
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 6.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jersey Shore borough
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +115 (+2.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Jersey Shore:
- JERSEY SHORE HOSPITAL (THOMPSON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jersey Shore:
- LOCK HAVEN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA)
- DIVINE PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA)
- WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jersey Shore:
- WILLIAMSPORT RGNL (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Abbreviation: IPT)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 47 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
- ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 71 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; Abbreviation: ELM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jersey Shore:
- JERSEY SHORE (about 4 miles; JERSEY SHORE, PA; Abbreviation: P96)
- WILLIAM T. PIPER MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Abbreviation: LHV)
- ECHO (about 23 miles; MORRIS, PA; Abbreviation: PN0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jersey Shore:
- LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
- PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 19 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)
- BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
- MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 44 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 59 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
Schools
Public high school in Jersey Shore:
- JERSEY SHORE AREA SHS (Students: 1,038; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Jersey Shore:
- WALNUT ST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 1311 WALNUT ST; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jersey Shore:
- JERSEY SHORE MS (Students: 757; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JERSEY SHORE AREA EL SCH (Students: 562; Grades: KG – 05)
- SALLADASBURG EL SCH (Students: 246; Grades: KG – 05)
- AVIS EL SCH (Students: 206; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Jersey Shore:
- PINE WOODS NIPPENNOSE VALLEY (Students: 31; Location: BOX 527B RD 2; Grades: 1 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Jersey Shore:
- JERSEY SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $159,846; Location: 110 OLIVER STREET; 12,680 books; 274 audio materials; 680 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)