Moving to Denver, Pennsylvania
Population: 3,332. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,646 (+9.4% change)
Males: 1,625 (48.8%), Females: 1,707 (51.2%)
Lancaster County
Zip code: 17517
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $49,085
Median house value: $101,400
Population by Race
Races in Denver:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.4%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (54.1%), United States (8.8%), Irish (6.0%), English (5.9%), Italian (3.8%), Swiss (2.4%).
Elevation: 380 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Denver
- High school or higher: 78.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Denver borough
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 60.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +505 (+17.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Denver:
- EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; EPHRATA, PA)
- CARON HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
- WERNERSVILLE STATE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WERNERSVILLE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Denver:
- LANCASTER (about 13 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 16 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Denver:
- KELLER BROTHERS (about 13 miles; LEBANON, PA; Abbreviation: 08N)
- SMOKETOWN (about 15 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; Abbreviation: Q08)
- DECK (about 15 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 9D4)
Amtrak station near Denver:
- 18 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 Denver:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 14 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 33 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 36 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 42 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 42 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
Schools
Public high school in Denver:
- COCALICO SHS (Students: 1,104; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Denver:
- COCALICO MS (Students: 878; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DENVER EL SCH (Students: 550; Grades: KG – 05)
- BRECKNOCK EL SCH (Students: 525; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Denver:
- GEHMANS MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location: 650 GEHMAN SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 8)
- CHESTNUT HILL SCHOOL (Students: 49; Location: 643 FIVE POINTVILLE RD; Grades: KG – 9)
- MUDDY CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 988 BEAM ROAD; Grades: 1 – 10)