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Jonestown, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,028. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,008 (-1.9% change)
Males: 532 (51.8%), Females: 496 (48.2%)

Zip code: 17038

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $36,000
Median house value: $103,400

Population by Race

Races in Jonestown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (40.7%), United States (13.3%), Irish (5.9%), Dutch (3.4%), English (3.4%), French (2.9%).

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jonestown

  • High school or higher: 81.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jonestown borough

  • Never married: 27.7%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +90 (+9.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Jonestown:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LEBANON, PA)
  • PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 12 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
  • MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 15 miles; HERSHEY, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jonestown:

  • LANCASTER (about 25 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 37 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jonestown:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jonestown:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 23 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 30 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 36 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)

Private high school in Jonestown:

  • BLUE MT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 119; Location: RR4 BOX 5126; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Jonestown:

  • JONESTOWN EL SCH (Students: 433; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LICKDALE EL SCH (Students: 274; Grades: KG – 06)

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