Palmyra, Pennsylvania

Demographics

People

Total Population	7,481
Male Share of the Population	49.2%
Female Share of the Population	50.8%
Senior Citizens	18.4%
Employed Population 16+	4,102
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	46.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	26.7%
Median Earnings25+	$33,783
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$19,911
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,070

Wealth

Median Family Income	$60,556
% Above Poverty Level	90.3%
% Below Poverty Level	9.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	2.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.6%
% Using Public Transportation	0.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	39.2%
Median Gross Rent	$796
Median House Value	$147,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	17.3%
Irish	11.8%
Italian	10.7%
English	4.4%
Polish	3.4%
German	3%
Scottish	1.6%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Welsh	1.1%
Hungarian	0.9%
Ukrainian	0.8%
Swedish	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Slovak	0.8%
Swiss	0.7%
Moroccan	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
Arab	0.6%
Austrian	0.5%
Slovene	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Romanian	0.1%
Czech	0.1%
Canadian	0.1%
Belgian	0.1%
Norwegian	0.1%
Serbian	0.1%
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Palmyra Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lebanon County
Standard Zip Codes	17078
Phone Area Codes	717
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.3
Approximate Longitude	-76.59

Palmyra 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	6.9 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	15.8 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	NEWPORT RIVER
Distance	30.9 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cleona	2,105	$69,531
Hershey	14,338	$89,130
Hummelstown	4,557	$70,217
Jonestown	1,699	$79,306
Lebanon	25,654	$41,428
Mount Gretna	240	$118,480

Palmyra Public Schools

Forge Road El Sch
400 S Forge Rd
ZIP: 17078
(717) 838-1331
Primary
Total Enrollment 352

Lingle Avenue El Sch
600 S Lingle Ave
ZIP: 17078
(717) 838-1331
Primary
Total Enrollment 622

Northside El Sch
301 E Spruce St
ZIP: 17078
(717) 838-1331
Primary
Total Enrollment 247

Palmyra Area Ms
50 W Cherry St
ZIP: 17078
(717) 838-1331
Middle
Total Enrollment 818

Palmyra Area Shs
1125 Park Dr
ZIP: 17078
(717) 838-1331
High
Total Enrollment 1015

Pine Street El Sch
50 W Pine St
ZIP: 17078
(717) 838-1331
Primary
Total Enrollment 366

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, 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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