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:

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)