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)