Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,106. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,995 (-3.6% change)
Males: 1,399 (45.0%), Females: 1,707 (55.0%)
Schuylkill County
Zip code: 17961
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $42,400
Median house value: $93,900
Population by Race
Races in Orwigsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (40.5%), Irish (13.0%), English (9.9%), Italian (8.3%), Polish (5.8%), Welsh (5.6%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Orwigsburg
- High school or higher: 83.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Orwigsburg borough
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +239 (+8.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Orwigsburg:
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 8 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
- ST LUKE’S MINERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; COALDALE, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orwigsburg:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 23 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
- LANCASTER (about 40 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 47 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orwigsburg:
- GRIMES (about 16 miles; BETHEL, PA; Abbreviation: 8N1)
- SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 19 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
- HAZLETON MUNI (about 24 miles; HAZLETON, PA; Abbreviation: HZL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orwigsburg:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 24 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 25 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 34 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 41 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,438)
Public primary/middle schools in Orwigsburg:
- BLUE MOUNTAIN MS (Students: 693; Grades: 06 – 08)
- BLUE MOUNTAIN EAST EL SCH (Students: 675; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Orwigsburg:
- ORWIGSBURG AREA FR PUB LIBRARY (Operating income: $87,545; Location: 214 E. INDEPENDENCE ST; 11,977 books; 917 audio materials; 441 video materials; 57 serial subscriptions)