Jonestown, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,935
Male Share of the Population	48.8%
Female Share of the Population	51.2%
Senior Citizens	9.1%
Employed Population 16+	1,018
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	49.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	21.5%
Median Earnings25+	$40,814
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$44,583
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$40,601

Wealth

Median Family Income	$86,964
% Above Poverty Level	91.2%
% Below Poverty Level	8.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	23%
Median Gross Rent	$840
Median House Value	$189,500

Ancestry

Irish	10.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.4%
Italian	4.9%
English	3.7%
Turkish	3.2%
Hungarian	2.2%
Polish	1.9%
German	1.4%
Welsh	1.3%
Greek	0.7%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Austrian	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Canadian	0.4%
Swiss	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%
Danishn	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
French Except Basque	0.2%
Croatian	0.1%
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Jonestown Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lebanon County
Standard Zip Codes	17038
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.41
Approximate Longitude	-76.48

Jonestown Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LEBANON 2 W
Distance	5.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	43.6 inches

Station	LANDISVILLE 2 NW
Distance	20.7 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 64 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 66 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Station	LANCASTER 2 NE FILT PLT
Distance	27.2 miles
Jan Temp	21 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	43 to 65 F
Annual Precip	43.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cleona	2,091	$77,744
Cornwall	4,270	$84,516
Lebanon	25,739	$42,218
Myerstown	3,178	$55,317
Palmyra	7,498	$63,821
Pine Grove	1,999	$70,250

Jonestown Public Schools

Jonestown El Sch
135 South King St, Po Box 839
ZIP: 17038
(717) 865-3193
Primary
Total Enrollment 484

Lickdale El Sch
40 Fisher Avenue
ZIP: 17038
(717) 865-4012
Primary
Total Enrollment 209

Jonestown Private Schools

Blue Mt Christian School
14 Silvertown Rd
ZIP: 17038
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 40

Jonestown Mennonite School
239 Old Route 22
ZIP: 17038
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 56

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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