Moving to Friedensburg, Pennsylvania

Population: 828
Males: 422 (51.0%), Females: 406 (49.0%)

Schuylkill County

Zip code: 17933

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $33,625
Median house value: $115,500

Population by Race

Races in Friedensburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (35.5%), Italian (6.9%), Dutch (6.8%), English (6.6%), Irish (4.3%), Welsh (3.1%).

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Friedensburg

  • High school or higher: 75.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Friedensburg CDP

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 54.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

0.8% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Friedensburg:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 6 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Friedensburg:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 26 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 34 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Friedensburg:

  • GRIMES (about 9 miles; BETHEL, PA; Abbreviation: 8N1)
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 12 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • FARMERS PRIDE (about 19 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9N7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Friedensburg:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 26 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 45 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)

Public primary/middle school in Friedensburg:

  • BLUE MOUNTAIN WEST EL SCH (Students: 310; Grades: KG – 05)