Moving to Valley View, Pennsylvania

Population: 1,677
Males: 814 (48.5%), Females: 863 (51.5%)

Zip code: 17983

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $37,838
Median house value: $77,000

Population by Race

Races in Valley View:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (53.6%), United States (6.6%), English (4.1%), Dutch (3.2%), Irish (3.1%), Polish (2.9%).

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Valley View

  • High school or higher: 83.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley View CDP

  • Never married: 24.4%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

1.7% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Valley View:

  • SHAMOKIN AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; COAL TOWNSHIP, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; ASHLAND, PA)
  • SUNBURY COMMUNITY HOSP (about 22 miles; SUNBURY, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valley View:

  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
  • LANCASTER (about 41 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 45 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Valley View:

  • BENDIGO (about 7 miles; TOWER CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 74N)
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 13 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (about 13 miles; SHAMOKIN, PA; Abbreviation: N79)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley View:

  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 34 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 34 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
  • BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; LEWISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,534)
  • YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 44 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 45 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 47 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)

Public primary/middle school in Valley View:

  • HEGINS-HUBLEY EL SCH (Students: 380; Grades: KG – 06)