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)