Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 984
Males: 490 (49.8%), Females: 494 (50.2%)

Lebanon County

Zip code: 17088

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $43,542
Median house value: $102,300

Population by Race

Races in Schaefferstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
  • Black (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (52.5%), Irish (7.2%), United States (6.6%), Russian (5.3%), English (4.0%), Italian (3.2%).

Elevation: 574 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Schaefferstown

  • High school or higher: 76.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Schaefferstown CDP

  • Never married: 19.4%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

5.3% Foreign born (5.3% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Schaefferstown:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; LEBANON, PA)
  • EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; EPHRATA, PA)
  • PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 13 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Schaefferstown:

  • LANCASTER (about 13 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 25 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Schaefferstown:

  • KELLER BROTHERS (about 2 miles; LEBANON, PA; Abbreviation: 08N)
  • DECK (about 5 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 9D4)
  • GRIMES (about 14 miles; BETHEL, PA; Abbreviation: 8N1)

Amtrak stations near Schaefferstown:

  • 17 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.
  • 20 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Schaefferstown:

  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 23 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 29 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 32 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 41 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)

Public primary/middle school in Schaefferstown:

  • SCHAEFFERSTOWN EL SCH (Students: 239; Grades: KG – 05)