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Moving to Dover, Pennsylvania

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Population: 1,815. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,922 (+5.9% change)
Males: 902 (49.7%), Females: 913 (50.3%)

York County

Zip code: 17315

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $41,250
Median house value: $94,000

Population by Race

Races in Dover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Black (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (41.9%), United States (15.8%), Irish (8.9%), English (3.9%), Italian (3.5%), Dutch (2.9%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dover

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover borough

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 53.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:

  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 7 miles; YORK, PA)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 11 miles; YORK, PA)
  • HANOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HANOVER, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:

  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 40 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 59 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:

  • YORK (about 7 miles; YORK, PA; Abbreviation: THV)
  • KAMPEL (about 9 miles; WELLSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 2N5)
  • BERMUDIAN VALLEY AIRPARK (about 11 miles; KRALLTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 07N)

Amtrak stations near Dover:

  • 18 miles: HARRISBURG (4TH & CHESTNUT STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 20 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:

  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 16 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 18 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 21 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 29 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
  • WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)

Schools

Public high school in Dover:

  • DOVER AREA HS (Students: 1,079; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dover:

  • DOVER AREA INTRMD SCH (Students: 594; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • NORTH SALEM EL SCH (Students: 552; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • WEIGELSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 462; Grades: KG – 04)
  • LEIB EL SCH (Students: 453; Grades: KG – 04)
  • DOVER AREA EL SCH (Students: 269; Grades: KG – 04)

Private primary/middle school in Dover:

  • ROBINS NEST DAYCARE & PRESCH (Students: 52; Location: 3350 ALTA VISTA ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)

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