Orrstown, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 231. Estimated population in July 2024: 232 (+0.4% change)
Males: 113 (48.9%), Females: 118 (51.1%)
Franklin County
Zip code: 17244
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $38,542
Median house value: $80,000
Population by Race
Races in Orrstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Ancestries: German (62.3%), Irish (10.8%), English (6.5%), Dutch (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%), Polish (4.3%).
Elevation: 685 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Orrstown
- High school or higher: 55.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Orrstown borough
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 57.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 20.5%
- Divorced: 1.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+4.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Orrstown:
- CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CHAMBERSBURG, PA)
- WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; WAYNESBORO, PA)
- FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; MCCONNELLSBURG, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orrstown:
- HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL-RICHARD A HENSON FLD (about 26 miles; HAGERSTOWN, MD; Abbreviation: HGR)
- ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 52 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
- UNIVERSITY PARK (about 56 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orrstown:
- CHAMBERSBURG MUNI (about 7 miles; CHAMBERSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N68)
- SHIPPENSBURG (about 12 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: N42)
- EWT 4 (about 24 miles; HONEY GROVE, PA; Abbreviation: 02P)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orrstown:
- SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 8 miles; SHIPPENSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,330)
- DICKINSON COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CARLISLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,098)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- FREDERICK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FREDERICK, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,407)
- SHEPHERD COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Shepherdstown, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,576)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 53 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
Public primary/middle school in Orrstown:
- LETTERKENNY EL SCH (Students: 84; Grades: 01 – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Orrstown:
- STONEY CREEK SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: 10894 WEAVER RD; Grades: 1 – 8)