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Moving to Blossburg, Pennsylvania

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Population: 1,480. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,477 (-0.2% change)
Males: 711 (48.0%), Females: 769 (52.0%)

Tioga County

Zip code: 16912

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.2 years
Median household income: $29,449
Median house value: $64,900

Population by Race

Races in Blossburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: Polish (20.7%), German (19.1%), English (11.1%), Irish (9.0%), United States (7.4%), Welsh (5.6%).

Elevation: 1332 feet

Land area: 4.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blossburg

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blossburg borough

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 14.5%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -95 (-6.0%).

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blossburg:

  • MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles; MANSFIELD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,831)
  • PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 30 miles; WILLIAMSPORT, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,666)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CORNING, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,797)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 45 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 63 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED (about 64 miles; ALFRED, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,588)

Schools

Public high school in Blossburg:

  • NORTH PENN JSHS (Students: 301; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Blossburg:

  • BLOSSBURG EL SCH (Students: 336; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Blossburg:

  • BLOSSBURG MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $85,674; Location: 307 MAIN ST; 12,622 books; 225 audio materials; 302 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)

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