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Population (year 2000): 4,718. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,579 (-2.9% change)
Males: 2,193 (46.5%), Females: 2,525 (53.5%)
Lackawanna County
Zip code:
18434
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $32,201 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,300 (year 2000)
Races in Jessup:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (42.5%), Irish (20.2%),
Polish (18.5%), Slovak (8.5%), German (7.3%), English (4.2%).
Elevation: 957 feet
Land area: 6.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jessup
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jessup borough
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 8.3%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jessup:
- MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; SCRANTON,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jessup:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 15 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL (about 57 miles; MONTICELLO,
NY; ID: MSV)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jessup:
- SPRING HILL (about 15 miles; STERLING, PA; ID: 70N)
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 16 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID:
9N3)
- CHERRY RIDGE (about 22 miles; HONESDALE, PA; ID:
N30)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jessup:
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 8 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,093)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
41 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 50 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY;
FT enrollment: 11,498)
- BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
Private primary/middle school in Jessup:
- LA SALLE ACADEMY (Students: 496; Location:
309 1ST AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
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