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

Demographics

People

Total Population	8,987
Male Share of the Population	51.4%
Female Share of the Population	48.6%
Senior Citizens	16.3%
Employed Population 16+	5,101
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	50%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	34.1%
Median Earnings25+	$39,603
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$23,901
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,735

Wealth

Median Family Income	$75,051
% Above Poverty Level	93.1%
% Below Poverty Level	6.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	20 minutes
% Working from Home	4.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.6%
% Using Public Transportation	1.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	37.1%
Median Gross Rent	$902
Median House Value	$171,500

Ancestry

Irish	18.6%
Italian	10.1%
English	9.8%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.7%
Polish	5.1%
German	2.6%
Scottish	2.2%
Dutch	1.9%
Hungarian	1.6%
Welsh	1.6%
Norwegian	1.5%
Slovak	1.2%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Romanian	0.9%
Arab	0.8%
Croatian	0.6%
Swiss	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Russian	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Moroccan	0.5%
Greek	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Lebanese	0.1%
Portuguese	0.1%
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Mechanicsburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Cumberland County
Standard Zip Codes	17055, 17050
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.21
Approximate Longitude	-77

Mechanicsburg 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	HARRISBURG CAPITAL CITY
Distance	8.4 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	42 to 63 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	41.4 inches

Station	NEWPORT RIVER
Distance	19.7 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 37 F
Apr Temp	38 to 63 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	40.7 inches

Station	LEBANON 2 W
Distance	29.8 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Camp Hill	7,911	$94,659
Dillsburg	2,546	$80,964
Lemoyne	4,641	$77,153
New Cumberland	7,298	$78,659
Shiremanstown	1,576	$66,917
Wormleysburg	3,061	$84,919

Mechanicsburg Public Libraries

Joseph T. Simpson Public Library
16 N WALNUT ST
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
(717) 766-0171

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Mechanicsburg Hospitals

Lifecare Hospital Of Mechanicsburg
(Proprietary)
4950 Wilson Lane
(717) 697-7706

Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital Of Mechanicsburg
(Proprietary)
175 Lancaster Boulevard
(717) 691-3700

Mechanicsburg Public Schools

Cumberland Perry Avts
110 Old Willow Mill Road
ZIP: 17050
(717) 697-0354
High

Cumberland Valley Hs
6746 Carlisle Pike
ZIP: 17050
(717) 766-0217
High
Total Enrollment 2570

Eagle View Ms
6746 Carlisle Pike
ZIP: 17050
(717) 766-0217
Middle
Total Enrollment 936

Good Hope Ms
451 Skyport Rd
ZIP: 17050
(717) 761-1865
Middle
Total Enrollment 1002

Green Ridge El Sch
1 Green Ridge Rd
ZIP: 17050
(717) 766-4911
Primary
Total Enrollment 544

Hampden El Sch
441 Skyport Rd
ZIP: 17050
(717) 737-4513
Primary
Total Enrollment 741

Silver Spring El Sch
6746 Carlisle Pike
ZIP: 17050
(717) 506-3755
Primary
Total Enrollment 507

Sporting Hill El Sch
210 S Sporting Hill Rd
ZIP: 17050
(717) 761-5052
Primary
Total Enrollment 669

Broad Street El Sch
200 S Broad St
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4574
Primary
Total Enrollment 227

Elmwood El Sch
100 E Elmwood Avenue
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4578
Primary
Total Enrollment 425

Kindergarten Center At Filbert St
505 S Filbert Street
ZIP: 17055
(717) 506-0852
Primary
Total Enrollment 291

Mechanicsburg Area Shs
500 S Broad St
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4530
High
Total Enrollment 1169

Mechanicsburg Ms
1750 South Market Street
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4560
Middle
Total Enrollment 861

Northside El Sch
411 N Walnut St
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4581
Primary
Total Enrollment 240

Rossmoyne El Sch
1225 Rossmoyne Rd
ZIP: 17055
(717) 697-8578
Primary
Total Enrollment 184

Shepherdstown El Sch
1849 S York St
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4589
Primary
Total Enrollment 272

Upper Allen El Sch
1790 S Market St
ZIP: 17055
(717) 691-4594
Primary
Total Enrollment 332

Mechanicsburg Private Schools

Kindercare Learning Center
335 Cumberland Pkwy
ZIP: 17055
Elementary
Total Enrollment 8

St Joseph School
420 E Simpson St
ZIP: 17055
Elementary
Total Enrollment 360

The Goddard School
5049 Ritter Rd
ZIP: 17055
Elementary
Total Enrollment 2

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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