Moving to Mountville, Pennsylvania

Population: 2,444. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,746 (+12.4% change)
Males: 1,165 (47.7%), Females: 1,279 (52.3%)

Lancaster County

Zip code: 17554

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $45,366
Median house value: $108,800

Population by Race

Races in Mountville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (47.3%), Irish (11.4%), United States (7.9%), English (7.0%), Italian (5.8%), French (3.8%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountville

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountville borough

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 51.3%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

2.5% Foreign born (1.0% Latin America, 0.8% Asia, 0.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +496 (+25.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Mountville:

  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (about 4 miles; COLUMBIA, PA)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF LANCASTER (about 7 miles; LANCASTER, PA)
  • LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LANCASTER, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountville:

  • LANCASTER (about 12 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 41 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountville:

  • MC GINNESS (about 4 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; Abbreviation: 8N7)
  • DONEGAL SPRINGS AIRPARK (about 10 miles; MOUNT JOY/MARIETTA, PA; Abbreviation: N71)
  • BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 14 miles; BROGUE, PA; Abbreviation: 9W8)

Amtrak stations near Mountville:

  • 7 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 9 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.
  • 15 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 Mountville:

  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 6 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 24 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 37 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 38 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)

Public primary/middle school in Mountville:

  • MOUNTVILLE EL SCH (Students: 572; Grades: KG – 06)