Moving to Cressona, Pennsylvania

Population: 1,635. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,563 (-4.4% change)
Males: 822 (50.3%), Females: 813 (49.7%)

Schuylkill County

Zip code: 17929

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $39,783
Median house value: $69,100

Population by Race

Races in Cressona:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (42.6%), Irish (12.0%), Dutch (8.1%), Polish (7.8%), Italian (6.7%), English (6.2%).

Elevation: 562 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cressona

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cressona borough

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-2.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cressona:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL-WARNE CLINIC (about 5 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA)
  • ASHLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; ASHLAND, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cressona:

  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 25 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 36 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
  • HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 50 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cressona:

  • GRIMES (about 11 miles; BETHEL, PA; Abbreviation: 8N1)
  • SCHUYLKILL COUNTY /JOE ZERBEY/ (about 13 miles; POTTSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: ZER)
  • DECK (about 22 miles; MYERSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 9D4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cressona:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 26 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,101)
  • BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 32 miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,880)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,582)
  • MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 46 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)

Public primary/middle school in Cressona:

  • BLUE MOUNTAIN EL CRESSONA SCH (Students: 236; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Cressona:

  • CRESSONA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 101 GRAEFF STREET; Grades: PK – 8)