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

Demographics

People

Total Population	7,498
Male Share of the Population	48.9%
Female Share of the Population	51.1%
Senior Citizens	17.3%
Employed Population 16+	3,914
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	42%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	26.2%
Median Earnings25+	$33,773
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,221

Wealth

Median Family Income	$63,821
% Above Poverty Level	86.7%
% Below Poverty Level	13.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	4.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.5%

Housing

People Living Alone	39.9%
Median Gross Rent	$893
Median House Value	$148,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	15.6%
Irish	14.2%
Italian	9%
Polish	4.1%
English	3%
Scottish	2.8%
German	2.1%
French Except Basque	1.3%
Dutch	1.3%
Russian	1%
Ukrainian	1%
Welsh	0.8%
Greek	0.7%
Hungarian	0.6%
Swiss	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Swedish	0.4%
Slovak	0.3%
Belgian	0.2%
Serbian	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Croatian	0.1%
Danishn	0.1%
Luxemburger	0.1%
Norwegian	0.1%
Iranian	0.1%
Canadian	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	2,091	$77,744
Hershey	14,542	$93,900
Hummelstown	4,650	$83,365
Jonestown	1,935	$86,964
Lebanon	25,739	$42,218
Mount Gretna	225	$127,071

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, 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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