Summit Hill, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,974. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,010 (+1.2% change)
Males: 1,431 (48.1%), Females: 1,543 (51.9%)

Carbon County

Zip code: 18250

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $37,287
Median house value: $61,600

Population by Race

Races in Summit Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: Polish (23.5%), Irish (22.4%), German (20.4%), Italian (16.5%), Slovak (14.8%), Dutch (7.1%).

Elevation: 1411 feet

Land area: 8.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Summit Hill

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Summit Hill borough

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -381 (-11.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Summit Hill:

  • ST LUKE’S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; COALDALE, PA)
  • GNADEN HUETTEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA)
  • HAZLETON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HAZLETON, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Summit Hill:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 33 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 37 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; Abbreviation: AVP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Summit Hill:

  • JAKE ARNER MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; LEHIGHTON, PA; Abbreviation: 22N)
  • FLYING M AERODROME (about 14 miles; GERMANSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: P91)
  • HAZLETON MUNI (about 14 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Summit Hill:

  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 29 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 35 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)