Weatherly, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,612. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,621 (+0.3% change)
Males: 1,214 (46.5%), Females: 1,398 (53.5%)
Carbon County
Zip code: 18255
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $38,219
Median house value: $70,500
Population by Race
Races in Weatherly:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (23.9%), Italian (18.0%), Irish (12.7%), Slovak (8.5%), Polish (7.2%), English (6.9%).
Elevation: 1094 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Weatherly
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Weatherly borough
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 53.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 13.3%
- Divorced: 7.2%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Weatherly:
- ST LUKE’S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; COALDALE, PA)
- HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
- HAZLETON-ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; HAZLETON, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Weatherly:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 29 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 34 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 41 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Weatherly:
- JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 22N)
- HAZLETON MUNI (about 12 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
- BELTZVILLE (about 16 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 14N)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Weatherly:
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 32 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 35 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
Schools
Public high school in Weatherly:
- WEATHERLY AREA SHS (Students: 243; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Weatherly:
- WEATHERLY AREA EL SCH (Students: 309; Grades: KG – 05)
- WEATHERLY AREA MS (Students: 178; Grades: 06 – 08)