Moving to Port Jervis, New York
Population: 8,860. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,202 (+3.9% change)
Males: 4,232 (47.8%), Females: 4,628 (52.2%)
Orange County
Zip code: 12771
Demographics
 Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $30,241
Median house value: $85,900
Population by Race
Races in Port Jervis:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
 - Hispanic (7.4%)
 - Black (4.5%)
 - Two or more races (2.3%)
 - Other race (2.2%)
 - American Indian (1.1%)
 
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (20.3%), Irish (19.3%), Italian (12.1%), English (8.5%), United States (7.7%), Polish (4.4%).
Elevation: 442 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Port Jervis
- High school or higher: 72.8%
 - Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
 - Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
 - Unemployed: 8.4%
 - Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
 
For population 15 years and over in Port Jervis city
- Never married: 31.6%
 - Now married: 45.4%
 - Separated: 4.1%
 - Widowed: 8.0%
 - Divorced: 11.0%
 
3.0% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -398 (-4.3%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Port Jervis:
- BON SECOURS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (160 E MAIN ST)
 
Other hospitals/medical centers near Port Jervis:
- ST CLARE’S HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SUSSEX, NJ)
 - HORTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
 - MIDDLETOWN PSYCH CENTER (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY)
 
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Jervis:
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 24 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: MSV)
 - STEWART INT’L (about 42 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
 - TETERBORO (about 58 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
 
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Jervis:
- SUSSEX (about 14 miles; SUSSEX, NJ; Abbreviation: FWN)
 - MONTICELLO (about 17 miles; MONTICELLO, NY; Abbreviation: N37)
 - RANDALL (about 22 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Abbreviation: 06N)
 
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Jervis:
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; MIDDLETOWN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,486)
 - COUNTY COLLEGE OF MORRIS (about 38 miles; RANDOLPH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,202)
 - EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 40 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,985)
 - RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 42 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
 - WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 43 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
 - ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
 - DREW UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
 
Schools
Public high school in Port Jervis:
- PORT JERVIS SHS (Students: 1,164; Location: 10 RT 209; Grades: 09 – 12)
 
Private high school in Port Jervis:
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: RT 209 NO PO BOX 22; Grades: KG – 12)
 
Public primary/middle schools in Port Jervis:
- ANNA S. KUHL ES (Students: 885; Location: 10 RT 209; Grades: KG – 06)
 - PORT JERVIS MS (Students: 552; Location: 118 E MAIN ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
 - SULLIVAN AVE SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location: 9 SULLIVAN AVE; Grades: 02 – 06)
 
Private primary/middle school in Port Jervis:
- TRINITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 122; Location: 44 BALL ST BOX 1001; Grades: KG – 6)
 
Libraries
Library in Port Jervis:
- PORT JERVIS FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $656,638; Location: 138 PIKE STREET; 47,168 books; 1,092 audio materials; 2,067 video materials; 103 serial subscriptions)
 
