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Moving to Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Population: 245. Estimated population in July 2024: 230 (-6.1% change)
Males: 119 (48.6%), Females: 126 (51.4%)

Somerset County

Zip code: 15560

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $29,792
Median house value: $59,500

Population by Race

Races in Shanksville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

Ancestries: German (43.7%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.9%), Polish (4.5%), Scottish (3.3%), Dutch (2.0%).

Elevation: 2230 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shanksville

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shanksville borough

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 51.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+4.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shanksville:

  • SOMERSET COMM HOSP (about 15 miles; SOMERSET, PA)
  • WINDBER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WINDBER, PA)
  • MEYERSDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MYERSDALE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shanksville:

  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 21 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 39 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 45 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shanksville:

  • INDIAN LAKE (about 6 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 5G2)
  • SOMERSET COUNTY (about 7 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)
  • SEVEN SPRINGS (about 29 miles; SEVEN SPRINGS BOROUGH, PA; Abbreviation: 7SP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shanksville:

  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 19 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 50 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 69 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)

Schools

Public high school in Shanksville:

  • SHANKSVILLE-STONYCREEK HS (Students: 153; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Shanksville:

  • SHANKSVILLE-STONYCREEK EL SCH (Students: 206; Grades: PK – 05)
  • SHANKSVILLE-STONYCREEK MS (Students: 129; Grades: 06 – 08)

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