Railroad, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 300. Estimated population in July 2024: 304 (+1.3% change)
Males: 149 (49.7%), Females: 151 (50.3%)
York County
Zip code: 17355
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $37,917
Median house value: $103,900
Population by Race
Races in Railroad:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Black (1.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (46.7%), Irish (14.0%), English (11.0%), Italian (5.3%), United States (4.3%), Welsh (3.0%).
Elevation: 741 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Railroad
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Railroad borough
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 57.6%
- Separated: 5.5%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 11.1%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-2.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Railroad:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 14 miles; YORK, PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 15 miles; YORK, PA)
- YORK HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; YORK, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Railroad:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 38 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 41 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Railroad:
- SHOESTRING AVIATION AIRFIELD (about 5 miles; STEWARTSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 0P2)
- YORK (about 16 miles; YORK, PA; Abbreviation: THV)
- BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 17 miles; BROGUE, PA; Abbreviation: 9W8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Railroad:
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 19 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)
- TOWSON UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; TOWSON, MD; Full-time enrollment: 13,971)
- LOYOLA COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,859)
- BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 3,227)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)