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Moving to Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

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Population: 11,887. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,892 (+0.0% change)
Males: 5,362 (45.1%), Females: 6,525 (54.9%)

Lancaster County

Zip code: 17022

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $42,752
Median house value: $110,200

Population by Race

Races in Elizabethtown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (41.3%), Irish (12.1%), English (7.1%), United States (5.8%), Polish (5.6%), Italian (5.4%).

Elevation: 456 feet

Land area: 2.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elizabethtown

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elizabethtown borough

  • Never married: 33.0%
  • Now married: 48.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 10.4%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

4.0% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.2% Europe, 0.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,811 (+18.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Elizabethtown:

  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 10 miles; HERSHEY, PA)
  • YORK HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; YORK, PA)
  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (about 12 miles; COLUMBIA, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 23 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 48 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • DONEGAL SPRINGS AIRPARK (about 6 miles; MOUNT JOY/MARIETTA, PA; Abbreviation: N71)
  • REIGLE FIELD (about 10 miles; PALMYRA, PA; Abbreviation: 58N)
  • MILLARD (about 13 miles; ANNVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: N76)

Amtrak station:
ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Elizabethtown:

  • ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,719; Location: ONE ALPHA DR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.etown.edu)
  • MTA SCHOOLS (Location: 1180 ZEAGER RD; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elizabethtown:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 10 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 20 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 23 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 46 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)

Schools

Public high school in Elizabethtown:

  • ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SHS (Students: 1,314; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Elizabethtown:

  • MT CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 629 N HOLLY ST BOX 508; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Elizabethtown:

  • ELIZABETHTOWN AREA MS (Students: 930; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EAST HIGH STREET EL SCH (Students: 588; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MILL ROAD EL SCH (Students: 301; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CONEWAGO EL SCH (Students: 182; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FAIRVIEW EL SCH (Students: 110; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Elizabethtown:

  • ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 106; Location: 61 E WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK – 5)
  • HILDEBRANDT LEARNING CENTER (Students: 16; Location: ONE MASONIC DRIVE; Grades: KG – KG)
  • COOKIES CHILD CARE & LRNG CTR (Students: 2; Location: 40 BROWN STREET; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Elizabethtown:

  • ELIZABETHTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $194,371; Location: 10 SOUTH MARKET STREET; 39,986 books; 626 audio materials; 1,521 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)

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