Moving to Telford, Pennsylvania

Population: 4,680. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,633 (-1.0% change)
Males: 2,193 (46.9%), Females: 2,487 (53.1%)

Montgomery County

Zip code: 18969

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $45,451
Median house value: $131,700

Population by Race

Races in Telford:

• White Non-Hispanic (90.4%)
• Hispanic (3.6%)
• Vietnamese (2.9%)
• Black (1.3%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)
• Other race (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (33.5%), Irish (13.8%), English (10.3%), Italian (8.3%), Polish (4.9%), United States (4.7%).

Elevation: 449 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Telford

• High school or higher: 83.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Telford borough

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 60.3%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 8.3%

2.8% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.4% Africa, 0.3% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +433 (+10.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Telford:

• GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SELLERSVILLE, PA)
• CENTRAL MONTGOMERY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LANSDALE, PA)
• ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Telford:

• LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
• PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 33 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
• TRENTON MERCER (about 37 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Telford:

• PENNRIDGE (about 6 miles; PERKASIE, PA; Abbreviation: N70)
• QUAKERTOWN (about 8 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: UKT)
• PERKIOMEN VALLEY (about 11 miles; COLLEGEVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: N10)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Telford:

• MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BLUE BELL, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,097)
• BEAVER COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,016)
• EASTERN COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,456)
• LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
• PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 20 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
• VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,547)
• PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,714)

Public primary/middle school in Telford:

• VERNFIELD EL SCH (Students: 436; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Telford:

• GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 320 N THIRD STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
• CHILDREN’S COTTAGE THE (Students: 25; Location: 19 LUTHERN HOME DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)
• INDIAN CREEK MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: 637 HARLEYSVILLE PIKE; Grades: 1 – 9)

Libraries

Library in Telford:

• INDIAN VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,067,261; Location: 100 EAST CHURCH AVE; 99,587 books; 5,238 audio materials; 8,964 video materials; 224 serial subscriptions)