Wrightsville, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,223. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,255 (+1.4% change)
Males: 1,082 (48.7%), Females: 1,141 (51.3%)

Zip code: 17368

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $37,379
Median house value: $81,300

Population by Race

Races in Wrightsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (41.7%), United States (11.0%), Irish (10.3%), English (5.6%), Italian (3.9%), Polish (2.7%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wrightsville

  • High school or higher: 72.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wrightsville borough

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -181 (-7.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wrightsville:

  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (about 3 miles; COLUMBIA, PA)
  • YORK HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; YORK, PA)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 14 miles; YORK, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wrightsville:

  • LANCASTER (about 19 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 19 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 47 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wrightsville:

  • MC GINNESS (about 4 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; Abbreviation: 8N7)
  • DONEGAL SPRINGS AIRPARK (about 5 miles; MOUNT JOY/MARIETTA, PA; Abbreviation: N71)
  • BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 13 miles; BROGUE, PA; Abbreviation: 9W8)

Amtrak stations near Wrightsville:

  • 7 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 16 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 Wrightsville:

  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 5 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 13 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 19 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 31 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 34 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)

Schools

Public high school in Wrightsville:

  • EASTERN YORK HS (Students: 734; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wrightsville:

  • EASTERN YORK MS (Students: 713; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WRIGHTSVILLE EL SCH (Students: 352; Grades: KG – 05)