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Moving to East Petersburg, Pennsylvania

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Population: 4,450. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,346 (-2.3% change)
Males: 2,175 (48.9%), Females: 2,275 (51.1%)

Lancaster County

Zip code: 17520

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $52,222
Median house value: $111,100

Population by Race

Races in East Petersburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (44.8%), Irish (14.9%), United States (9.3%), English (7.6%), Italian (4.5%), French (2.3%).

Elevation: 357 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in East Petersburg

  • High school or higher: 88.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Petersburg borough

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 4.8%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +294 (+7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near East Petersburg:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Petersburg:

  • LANCASTER (about 5 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 29 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 34 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to East Petersburg:

  • MC GINNESS (about 11 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; Abbreviation: 8N7)
  • SMOKETOWN (about 12 miles; SMOKETOWN, PA; Abbreviation: Q08)
  • KELLER BROTHERS (about 13 miles; LEBANON, PA; Abbreviation: 08N)

Amtrak stations near East Petersburg:

  • 5 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.
  • 11 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 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 East Petersburg:

  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 28 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 31 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 40 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)

Public primary/middle school in East Petersburg:

  • EAST PETERSBURG EL SCH (Students: 497; Grades: KG – 06)

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