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Population (year 2000): 1,028. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,008 (-1.9% change)
Males: 532 (51.8%), Females: 496 (48.2%)
Zip code:
17038
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $36,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,400 (year 2000)
Races in Jonestown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (40.7%), United States
(13.3%), Irish (5.9%), Dutch (3.4%), English (3.4%), French
(2.9%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jonestown
- High school or higher: 81.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jonestown borough
- Never married: 27.7%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 6.3%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +90 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jonestown:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LEBANON, PA)
- PHILHAVEN HOSP (about 12 miles; MT GRETNA, PA)
- MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 15 miles;
HERSHEY, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jonestown:
- LANCASTER (about 25 miles; LANCASTER, PA; ID: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles;
HARRISBURG, PA; ID: MDT)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 37
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jonestown:
- FARMERS PRIDE (about 4 miles; FREDERICKSBURG, PA;
ID: 9N7)
- MILLARD (about 8 miles; ANNVILLE, PA; ID: N76)
- BENDIGO (about 11 miles; TOWER CITY, PA; ID: 74N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jonestown:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG
(about 23 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment:
2,064)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 30 miles; YORK, PA;
FT enrollment: 4,541)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about
30 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,653)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 30
miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 6,384)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS
(about 36 miles; READING, PA; FT enrollment: 2,003)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,761)
- BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 42
miles; BLOOMSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 6,880)
Private high school in Jonestown:
- BLUE MT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 119;
Location: RR4 BOX 5126; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jonestown:
- JONESTOWN EL SCH (Students: 433; Grades: KG -
06)
- LICKDALE EL SCH (Students: 274; Grades: KG -
06)
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