Cornwall, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 3,486. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,447 (-1.1% change)
Males: 1,648 (47.3%), Females: 1,838 (52.7%)

Lebanon County

Zip code: 17016

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $59,550
Median house value: $137,300

Population by Race

Races in Cornwall:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (46.3%), English (12.4%), Irish (10.8%), Italian (7.5%), United States (6.6%), Polish (3.5%).

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 9.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cornwall

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 16.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cornwall borough

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 67.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +258 (+8.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cornwall:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LEBANON, PA)
  • PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 5 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LANCASTER (about 16 miles; LANCASTER, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cornwall:

  • LANCASTER (about 14 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 33 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cornwall:

Amtrak stations near Cornwall:

  • 13 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 17 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 Cornwall:

  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 24 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 31 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 33 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 48 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)

Public primary/middle school in Cornwall:

  • CORNWALL EL SCH (Students: 517; Grades: KG – 05)